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Becoming the Boogeyman
Series: The Boogeyman Series
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Terrific storytelling STEPHEN KING Masterfully blends reality and imagination to deliver something wholly original and totally gripping from start to finish. Don't miss this edge-of-your-seat chiller that will keep you guessing - and guessing again LISA UNGER I WASN'T WORRIED ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS BLACK BAG THAT...
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From the author of New York Times bestseller Chasing the Boogeyman - a riveting tale of obsession and murder which explores modern society's fascination with true crime.
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Terrific storytelling STEPHEN KING
Masterfully blends reality and imagination to deliver something wholly original and totally gripping from start to finish. Don't miss this edge-of-your-seat chiller that will keep you guessing - and guessing again LISA UNGER
I WASN'T WORRIED ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS BLACK BAG THAT MORNING... NO BIG DEAL. UNTIL I GOT CLOSER - AND THEN I KNEW BETTER.
Back in the Summer of 1988, a young Richard Chizmar was catapulted into the centre of a living nightmare as the serial killer Joshua Gallagher - dubbed by the media as The Boogeyman - stalked his tranquil Maryland town.
These days, Chizmar enjoys a certain level of notoriety himself as he is the only person to whom Josh Gallagher will talk, on or off the record. Chizmar likes to visit Gallagher in prison, as there are plenty of other nameless victims out there and Gallagher's confession would bring closure to grieving loved ones.
But when a masked figure leaves a horrifying calling card at the front of his home, Chizmar finds there is a price for dancing with the devil. It's clear that there is a new player in the game which The Boogeyman controls...
Both a riveting tale of obsession and an unflinchingly honest exploration of modern society's true-crime infatuation, Becoming the Boogeyman spares no one from the glare of the spotlight.
Series: The Boogeyman Series
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Becoming the Boogeyman
A worthy and frightening sequel to Chizmar's Chasing the Boogeyman. Terrific storytelling - Stephen King Back in the summer of 1988, a young Richard Chizmar was catapulted into the centre of a living nightmare as the serial killer Joshua Gallagher — dubbed by the media as "the Boogeyman" — stalked his tranquil Maryland town. A lot has changed in the...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Becoming the Boogeyman
Terrific storytelling STEPHEN KING Masterfully blends reality and imagination to deliver something wholly original and totally gripping from start to finish. Don't miss this edge-of-your-seat chiller that will keep you guessing - and guessing again LISA UNGER I WASN'T WORRIED ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS BLACK BAG THAT MORNING... NO BIG DEAL. UNTIL I GOT CLOSER - AND THEN I KNEW BETTER....Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Chasing the Boogeyman
The acclaimed NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling novel of small-town evil that 'is genuinely chilling and something brand-new and exciting' (Stephen King) and 'unforgettable' (Harlan Coben). Summer 1988: the mutilated bodies of several missing girls are discovered in a small Maryland town. Rumour spreads that the evil stalking local teens is not entirely human. But law enforcement and...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
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ISBN: 9781399727235
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 10 October 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hodder Paperback
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 32.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 320g
Pages: 448
About the Author
RICHARD CHIZMAR is the co-author (with Stephen King) of the New York Times bestsellers Gwendy's Button Box and Gwendy's Final Task, and the author of the solo work Gwendy's Magic Feather.
His novels Chasing the Boogeyman and Becoming the Boogeyman received excellent reviews - as Stephen King says: 'Genuinely chilling and something brand new and exciting.'Chizmar's short fiction has appeared in dozens of publications including Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. He has won two World Fantasy Awards, four international Horror Guild Awards, and the HWA's Board of Trustee's Award.Also by Richard Chizmar
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'A resonant novella set in one of King's signature locales: the small town of Castle Rock, Maine' Washington Post The small town of Castle Rock, Maine, has witnessed some strange events and unusual visitors over the years, but there is one story that has never been told...until now. There are three ways up to Castle View from the town of...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
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King and Chizmar join forces again with a powerful stand-alone novel that is also the final chapter in the Gwendy trilogy. When Gwendy Peterson was twelve, a stranger named Richard Farris gave her a mysterious box for safekeeping. It offered treats and vintage coins, but it was dangerous. Pushing any of its seven coloured buttons promised death and destruction. Years...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
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A worthy and frightening sequel to Chizmar's Chasing the Boogeyman. Terrific storytelling - Stephen King Back in the summer of 1988, a young Richard Chizmar was catapulted into the centre of a living nightmare as the serial killer Joshua Gallagher — dubbed by the media as "the Boogeyman" — stalked his tranquil Maryland town. A lot has changed in the...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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The complete omnibus collection of the New York Times bestselling trilogy from Stephen King and Richard Chizmar! In Gwendy's Button Box, twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson's life is forever changed when she is given a mysterious wooden box by a stranger for safekeeping. It offers enticing treats and vintage coins, but he warns her that if she presses any of the box's...Paperback$5600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks -
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