The Night of the Hunter

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A rediscovered diabolical slice of great American noir

'What kind of a man would have his fingers tattooed that way? ... What kind of a man? What kind of a preacher?'

One of the great chase novels, The Night of the Hunter centres on the ferocious, unforgettable figure of Preacher, a psychopath who relentlessly pursues two children who may or may not know the secret of where the money from a bank raid is hidden.

Set in a brilliantly rendered Depression-era American river town, Grubb's novel is both a study of innocence and evil and a savage picture of human failings as, one by one, the adults who have it in their power to protect the children fall for Preacher's wiles.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780241640425
Published: July 2023

Number of pages: 256
Width: 130 mm
Height: 197 mm
Depth: 14 mm

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd