The Nightwalker
First published 1979
Bobby Ives never meant to hurt his lover. It was a bizarre accident, a morbid impulse, with his hands apparently pushing her beneath the wheels of a city bus. Then it happened again, a playful race with a jogger in Hyde Park. And that was just the beginning.
- “The Nightwalker is perhaps the finest werewolf novel of the last twenty years... scary, grim, fast-paced, very good.”Stephen King
- “The Nightwalker has brutal action and a welcome sense of ambiguity.”Huffington Post
- “The Nightwalker is very likely the most unusual occult novel I have ever read... I think it will be read for a long time.”Peter Straub, author of Ghost Story
- “A most powerfully and professionally written book that rattles the nerves and shocks the sensibilities of the reader.”Houston Chronicle
- “An unusually strong, frequently horrifying story... an extraordinary reading experience.”Buffalo Evening News
- “Probably the most frightening look at compulsive killing... is The Nightwalker.”Chicago Sun-Times
- “An intoxicating blend of psychological drama and physical compulsion.”Library Journal
- “There is a vigorous pace to this strange book that carries even the firmest unbeliever along with it.”Baltimore Sun
- “His command of his craft is captivating.”Hartford Courant
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