When a frequently published writer of historical novels lays a masterpiece of uninhibited, spine- chilling horror on a publisherβs desk, the event is as rare and unexpected as angels in hades.
And Deliver Me From Eva is as rare as the eventβtake it from us. The book held our editor spellbound, as it will everyone who reads it. When heβd finished the last gripping line his blood was running as cold as a lizardβs belly, and for a week he dared not turn off his lights at night.
We swear itβs the most gosh-awful, horrific spine-tingler imaginable, but weβre not revealing any of its awesome secrets.
All weβll tell you is that, like the weird and imaginative flights of Poe, Stevenson and James, Deliver Me From Eva will hold you entranced and glued to the chair, as it moves with breathless speed through to its astonishing climax.
And if it isnβt βliteratureββwhat the devil is it?
We dare you to read it!
The Publishers.
Although DELIVER ME FROM EVA opens with the breeziness of a mystery/romance novel typical for the 1930's & 40's, it quickly descends into a tale of madness and depravity. Mark Allard, a young lawyer with bright prospects, has just married Eva. It was a whirlwind romance and following the nuptials he finds that he knows very little about his bride.
After an all too brief honeymoon in San Francisco, Mark drives Eva to her family's estate in Pasadena so that he can meet his new in-laws. Mark is instantly struck by the cool, beguiling beauty of Thalamus. Expecting a pleasant weekend, he instead finds himself prisoner of a clan of brilliant New Age whackos who seek eternal enlightenment through addictive experimental chiropractics.
At turns grotesque, unpredictable and darkly humorous, DELIVER ME FROM EVA is regarded as one of the best horror/crime novels of the 20th Century. It is a non-stop, head-spinning, cover-to-cover read.
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Paul Bailey was an American osteopath, publisher, editor, and reputed writer of historical novels. Deliver Me From Eva was a different direction for himβa contemporary science fiction novel, styled with romantic mystery and horror.