Night Screams

by Bill Pronzini

They had all died screaming. She had seen them in her psychic visions. And she saw herself.

"Pronzini makes people and events so real that you're living those explosive days of terror."
—Robert Ludlum

"Pronzini is the master of the shivery, spine-tingling it-could-happen suspense story."
—Publishers Weekly

"Pronzini is a pro."
—The New York Times

Genres: Horror

262 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

About the author

Mystery Writers of America Awards "Grand Master" 2008
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1999) for Boobytrap
Edgar Awards Best Novel nominee (1998) for A Wasteland of Strangers
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1997) for Sentinels
Shamus Awards "The Eye" (Lifetime achievment award) 1987
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1982) for Hoodwink

Married to author Marcia Muller.

Pseudonyms:
Robert Hart Davis (collaboration with Jeffrey M. Wallmann)
Jack Foxx
William Jeffrey (collaboration with Jeffrey M. Wallmann)
Alex Saxon

Reviews

[Angela · Rating 1 out of 5]

While this little book LOOKED like a horror novel, it so was not. It was more a poorly written mystery novel, with some sex thrown in for an unknown reason. I thought the writing was pretty juvenile, and while the story wasn't completely terrible, it was filled with quite a few cliches. The fact that there are psychics in the novel isn't even used to its full capacity, it is more just a reason for people to hate them (yes, there is some serious psychic-hatred going on in the novel -- The "We-don't-like-your-kind" type of stuff). Overall, I was disappointed with this novel.

[Egghead · Rating 2 out of 5]

Torpid mystery
Doesn't take a psychic to see
This one's a bit dull.

[Dina]

This is a book I read as a teen, and I barely remember any of it...but I remembered the title and the cover.

[Neer · Rating 2 out of 5]

My first Pronzini. Not too impressive but readable.

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