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The Screaming Mimi
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781515426202
Publisher: Black Curtain Pr
Published: Apr 3 2018
Pages: 202
Weight: 1.03
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Fredric Brown's The Screaming Mimi is a gripping psychological crime novel that blends suspense, dark atmosphere, and sharp insight into the nature of fear and obsession.
When a series of brutal murders begins to terrify a city, journalist Bill Sweeney becomes drawn into the investigation. The killer targets women in seemingly random attacks, leaving behind a trail of violence that defies simple explanation. As Sweeney follows the case, his search for answers leads him deep into the shadowy corners of the city's nightlife and into the troubled lives of those connected to the crimes.
What begins as a reporter's pursuit of a headline gradually turns into a dangerous personal investigation. As the clues accumulate, Sweeney begins to uncover disturbing psychological patterns behind the murders-patterns that reveal the frightening fragility of the human mind.
Fredric Brown, celebrated for both his science fiction and crime writing, crafts a tense and atmospheric story that keeps readers guessing while exploring the darker aspects of human behavior. First published in 1949, The Screaming Mimi remains one of Brown's most powerful and unsettling suspense novels.
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