โ Scribed by Shirley Jackson
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
' "Of course, no one would want to say anything about a girl like this that's missing... " '
Malice, paranoia and creeping dread lie beneath the surface of ordinary American life in these chilling miniature masterworks of unease.
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' " _Of course,_ no _one would want to say anything about a girl like this that's missing..._ " ' Malice, paranoia and creeping dread lie beneath the surface of ordinary American life in these chilling miniature masterworks of unease. Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit
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