From a Whisper to a Scream - (Key Books) by Charles De Lint (Paperback)

About the Book

Years after the death of child murderer Teddy Bird, children begin dying again, and Jim McGann, a crime photographer in possession of the one true clue in this new series of murders, begins to suspect that Teddy has returned.

Book Synopsis

Originally published under the pen name "Samuel M. Key"

"Years after the death of a notorious child murderer, children have begun to die again...and a crime photographer begins to suspect he has the one true clue that connects the horrific events."

In the early 1990s, Charles de Lint wrote and published three dark fantasy novels under the pen name "Samuel M. Key." Now, Orb presents them for the first time under de Lint's own name.

Review Quotes

"de Lint is as engaging a stylist as Stephen King, but considerably more inventive and ambitious." --The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

"There is no better writer now than Charles de Lint at bringing out the magic in contemporary life." --Orson Scott Card

About the Author

Charles de Lint pioneered the urban fantasy genre with critically acclaimed novels and stories set in and around the imaginary modern North American city of Newford: The Onion Girl, Moonheart, The Ivory and the Horn, and the collection Moonlight and Vines, for which he won the World Fantasy Award. Among de Lint's many other novels are Mulengro, Into the Green, and The Little Country.