' B]lack comedy doesn't come blacker . . . This is Gothic diablerie
with a smile - a very nasty smile, as though a Charles Addams
character had escaped from his picture and perpetrated an elaborate
practical joke in prose.' - "The Guardian"
' A] semi-surrealist, pseudo-Gothic adventure . . . Read on if you
can; I could.' - "The Observer"
'John Blackburn is deservedly well established as a . . . thriller
writer. "The Cyclops Goblet," his twenty-third, shows no falling
off: it is admirably assured, and as admirably exciting.' -
"British Book News"
Bill Easter and his common law wife Peggy Tey, two small-time
crooks down on their luck, have been hired to help steal the
legendary treasure of Renaissance goldsmith Guido Calamai.
Calamai's masterpiece, the Cyclops Goblet, rumoured to possess the
power to kill whoever drinks from it, is under lock and key at the
Danemere Museum, the gift of the rich and eccentric millionaire Sir
Thomas Moscow. But when the goblet is discovered to be a fake, Bill
and Peggy must locate the real treasure, and to find it, they'll
need to break Sir Thomas's daughter, a murderous madwoman, out of
an asylum. From there, the trail leads to a remote Scottish island
contaminated with anthrax, where the treasure - and the shocking
truth behind its deadly power - is hidden. Unprepared for the
horror they will uncover, will Bill and Peggy survive to enjoy
their big payday, or will they become the next victims of the
Cyclops Goblet?
John Blackburn (1923-1993) was regarded as the best British horror
writer of his time, but in "The Cyclops Goblet" (1977), he shows a
different side, infusing a thrilling heist story with elements of
horror and dark humour. This first-ever republication of the novel
includes a new introduction by Greg Gbur.
General
Imprint: |
Valancourt Books
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2014 |
First published: |
March 2014 |
Authors: |
John Blackburn
|
Introduction by: |
Greg Gbur
|
Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
136 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-939140-88-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Horror & ghost stories
|
LSN: |
1-939140-88-9 |
Barcode: |
9781939140883 |
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