Summary
This new edition of Duncan's classic thriller--the basis for the blockbuster hit film--features modernized text and a new Introduction by the author. Full description
Summary: |
This new edition of Duncan's classic thriller--the basis for the blockbuster hit film--features modernized text and a new Introduction by the author. Four teenagers try to conceal their responsibility for a hit-and-run accident while being pursued by a mystery figure seeking revenge. |
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Item Description: |
Includes Q & A with the author. |
Physical Description: |
200 pages |
ISBN: |
9780316098991 031609899X |
Author Notes: |
After her first marriage ended in divorce, she wrote freelance magazine articles and taught in the journalism department at the University of New Mexico. After she married for the second time, she started writing books again. Her young adult novels included Ransom, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Killing Mr. Griffin, Night Terrors, Stranger with My Face, Don't Look Behind You, and The Twisted Window. She also wrote works for younger readers including Silly Mother, The Circus Comes Home: When the Greatest Show on Earth Rose the Rails, Hotel for Dogs, News for Dogs, and Movie for Dogs. Her best-known non-fiction book, Who Killed My Daughter?: The True Story of a Mother's Search for Her Daughter's Murderer, is about her family's experiences following the murder of her youngest daughter in 1989. Her works have earned her several awards including three Parents' Choice awards, the Margaret A. Edwards Award in 1992, and the 2015 Grand Master Award by the Mystery Writers of America. She died on June 15, 2016 at the age of 82. (Bowker Author Biography) |