A great read-evocative of another era, engrossing from the first page, chilling. - Publishers Weekly McDowell must now be regarded as the finest writer of paperback originals in America. - Stephen King Michael McDowell has a flair for the gruesome . . . the nurturing of utmost horror. - Washington Post You need a strong stomach . . . filled with gore and horror. At the same time, he writes so well that you cant stop reading his books. - Ocala Star-Banner When Philo Drax receives a letter from her wealthy grandfather saying he fears for his life at the hands of the vicious Slape family, she rushes to the rescue. But too late! Katie Slape, a monstrous girl with psychic powers and a penchant for smashing skulls with her hammer, has already finished him off and gotten hold of his cash.
