Then, in 1976, one of his manuscripts reached Dell, who didn't want to buy it, but asked if he'd be interested in writing a psychological thriller. Eventually he found an agent in New York, who spent several years sending his manuscripts around, and trying to make the rejection slips sound hopeful. Those years garnered him a nice collection of unpublished manuscripts, but not a lot of money. Should anyone ever want to write a novel concerning the car-rental industry or the travails of temporary typists, John can provide excellent background material. He attended several colleges-Antioch, in Ohio, Cerritos, in Norwalk, California, Montana State University and San Francisco State College, variously majoring in anthropology, liberal arts, and theater, but never obtaining a degree.Īfter leaving college, he decided the best thing for a college dropout to do was become a writer, and spent the next fifteen years working in various jobs while attempting to write a book someone would want to publish. John Saul grew up in Whittier California where he graduated from Whittier High School in 1959. Part IV-In the Shadow of Evil: The Handkerchief Part III-Ashes to Ashes: The Dragon's Flame Strange gifts begin to appear on the doorsteps of Blackstone's finest citizens.Įach reveals another thread in the suspensefully woven web of. But now, the wrecker's ball is about to strike-and unleash an ominous evil. Built in the 1890s to house the insane, the Asylum has stood vacant for decades. From atop Blackstone's highest hill, the old Asylum casts its shadow over the village. John Saul, the master of supernatural suspense, John Saul, brings to chilling life the small New England town of Blackstone-and the secrets and sins that lay buried there. Now, for the first time, the New York Times bestselling serial thriller is complete in one terrifying volume.

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