The Sound Of Insects
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
A masterwork of creeping dread and psychological suspense, The Sound of Insects by Mildred Davis draws readers into a world where the ordinary becomes terrifying and safety is nothing more than an illusion. Davis constructs a tightly wound narrative that traps its characters — and its readers — in an escalating web of fear, paranoia, and desperate survival, characteristic of the golden era of American crime fiction. Davis, acclaimed for her ability to blend domestic realism with spine-chilling menace, crafts prose that is both precise and deeply unsettling, stripping away the comforts of everyday life to reveal the predatory darkness lurking beneath. Published under the prestigious King Crime imprint by Hodder and Stoughton, The Sound of Insects stands as a testament to Davis's singular talent for psychological terror — a novel that will leave you questioning every shadow long after the final page is turned.
Author: Mildred Davis
Format: Hardback
Published: 1967, Hodder and Stoughton (King Crime imprint)
Genre: Crime fiction
Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
A masterwork of creeping dread and psychological suspense, The Sound of Insects by Mildred Davis draws readers into a world where the ordinary becomes terrifying and safety is nothing more than an illusion. Davis constructs a tightly wound narrative that traps its characters — and its readers — in an escalating web of fear, paranoia, and desperate survival, characteristic of the golden era of American crime fiction. Davis, acclaimed for her ability to blend domestic realism with spine-chilling menace, crafts prose that is both precise and deeply unsettling, stripping away the comforts of everyday life to reveal the predatory darkness lurking beneath. Published under the prestigious King Crime imprint by Hodder and Stoughton, The Sound of Insects stands as a testament to Davis's singular talent for psychological terror — a novel that will leave you questioning every shadow long after the final page is turned.