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Bad Seed
| Full title: | Bad Seed |
|---|---|
| ISBN: | 9780822200888 |
| ISBN 10: | 0822200880 |
| Authors: | Maxwell Anderson, from William March's novel March, William |
| Publisher: | Dramatists Play Service Inc. |
| Edition: | # 847 |
| Num. pages: | 72 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Language: | en |
| Published on: | 1956 |
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Synopsis
Now reissued – William March's 1954 classic thriller that's as chilling, intelligent and timely as ever before. This paperback reissue includes a new P.S. section with author interviews, insights, features, suggested reading and more.
What happens to ordinary families into whose midst a child serial killer is born? This is the question at the center of William march's classic thriller. After its initial publication in 1954, the book went on to become a million–copy bestseller, a wildly successful Broadway show, and a Warner Brothers film. The spine–tingling tale of little Rhoda Penmark had a tremendous impact on the thriller genre and generated a whole perdurable crop of creepy kids. Today, The Bad Seed remains a masterpiece of suspense that's as chilling, intelligent, and timely as ever before.
Publishers Weekly
A reissue of the 1954 classic thriller about little Rhoda Penmark, a child serial killer. (Aug.)