Título: Chasing the Boogeyman: A Novel
Autor: Richard Chizmar
Sinopse: 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).
In the summer of 1988, the mutilated bodies of several missing girls begin to turn up in a small Maryland town. The grisly evidence leads police to the terrifying assumption that a serial killer is on the loose in the quiet suburb. But soon a rumor begins to spread that the evil stalking local teens is not entirely human. Law enforcement, as well as members of the FBI, are certain that the killer is a living, breathing madman—and he’s playing games with them. For a once peaceful community trapped in the depths of paranoia and suspicion, it feels like a nightmare that will never end.
Recent college graduate Richard Chizmar returns to his hometown just as a curfew is enacted and a neighborhood watch is formed. Amid preparing for his wedding and embarking on a writing career, he soon finds himself thrust into a real-life horror story. Inspired by the terrifying events, Richard writes a personal account of the serial killer’s reign of terror, unaware that these events will continue to haunt him for years to come.
A clever, terrifying, and heartrending work of metafiction, Chasing the Boogeyman is the ultimate marriage between horror fiction and true crime. Chizmar’s “dazzling work of fresh imagination and psychological insight” (Caroline Kepnes, New York Times bestselling author of You) is on full display in this truly unique novel that will haunt you long after you turn the final page.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Chasing the Boogeyman: A Novel”, de Richard Chizmar, publicado pela editora Pocket Books, em 2024 e com 384 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Pocket Books
Páginas: 384
Ano: 2024
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1668062690
ISBN13: 9781668062692
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Pocket Books oferecem uma experiência de leitura marcada por narrativas que transitam entre o suspense, o thriller psicológico e a fantasia urbana, com frequentes incursões em histórias de amor e dramas pessoais. As sinopses sugerem um catálogo que valoriza personagens em conflitos intensos, seja contra ameaças externas ou dilemas internos, com ritmo geralmente ágil e tom que varia do sombrio ao emocionalmente carregado. Há obras que exploram desde investigações criminais e tramas de vingança até romances contemporâneos e fantasia sobrenatural, criando um contraste entre o realismo tenso e o imaginário fantástico.
