The Listener Robert McCammon Trade HCDJ 1st/1st
The Listener
Author: Robert McCammon
Page Count: 336
Pub. Date: February 27, 2018
ISBN: 978-1-58767-613-0
Trade hardcover edition:
• Printed on acid-free paper
• Bound in cloth with colored head and tail bands
• Featuring hot foil stamping on the front boards and spine
• Wrapped in a full-color dust jacket ("light" colored cover displayed above)
• Retail price just $25
The Listener
by Robert McCammon
"McCammon masterfully combines historical thriller and supernatural horror in a compelling and suspenseful tale...." — Booklist (Starred Review)
About the Book:
1934. Businesses went under by the hundreds, debt and foreclosures boomed, and breadlines grew in many American cities.
In the midst of this misery, some folks explored unscrupulous ways to make money. Angel-faced John Partlow and carnival huckster Ginger LaFrance are among the worst of this lot. Joining together they leave their small time confidence scams behind to attempt an elaborate kidnapping-for-ransom scheme in New Orleans.
In a different part of town, Curtis Mayhew, a young black man who works as a redcap for the Union Railroad Station, has a reputation for mending quarrels and misunderstandings among his friends. What those friends don't know is that Curtis has a special talent for listening... and he can sometimes hear things that aren't spoken aloud.
One day, Curtis Mayhew's special talent allows him to overhear a child's cry for help (THIS MAN IN THE CAR HE'S GOT A GUN), which draws him into the dangerous world of Partlow and LaFrance.
This gritty depression-era crime thriller is a complex tale enriched by powerfully observed social commentary and hints of the supernatural, and it represents Robert McCammon writing at the very top of his game.
A Note From Robert McCammon:
The Listener is about the kidnapping of two children and is set in New Orleans in 1934. This is a book I've been wanting to write for several years, since I discovered what an epidemic (a tragic epidemic, at that) kidnapping became during the desperation of the Great Depression. It got to be so bad that the New York Times began running a box at the top of the front page listing who had been kidnapped, and among those victims, which ones had been returned to their families. Desperate times, indeed. The Listener isn't exactly supernatural, though there is a "strange" element. I understand we all enjoy reading about vampires, werewolves, ghoulies, and other creatures of the night, but the most fearsome and deadly monster is the human being…and I believe I have created two of the most fearsome and horrific human beings in The Listener that you could ever fear to meet. And these people, I think, are likely the kind who would kidnap two children and not have much concern whether the kids lived or died. Grim stuff, but you can be sure there's someone in The Listener who embodies all the good qualities of the human kind who will move Heaven and Earth to find the children…though he's probably the last person anyone would think of as a "hero."
--
Like New, Unread
Please look at the pictures for this item carefully
I do combine shipping on multiple items purchased in the same order (postage refund)
I collect only first editions, first printings (with very few exceptions) that have not been read. All of my books are unread. To be clear, eBay defines Like New as having been read. My books marked as Like New or Very Good have not been read.
My books are maintained in a smoke free environment.
Check out my other items:
https://www.ebay.com/str/moorestorebooksandmore
--
Like New, Unread
Please look at the pictures for this item carefully
I do combine shipping on multiple items purchased in the same order (postage refund)
I collect only first editions, first printings (with very few exceptions) that have not been read. All of my books are unread. To be clear, eBay defines Like New as having been read. My books marked as Like New or Very Good have not been read.
My books are maintained in a smoke free environment.
Check out my other items:
https://www.ebay.com/str/moorestorebooksandmore