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Albert and Alice Graves live a normal, if monotonous, domestic life. They’ve never had children; they spend their days tending to their home and enjoying their time together. One day, when the oil man, Richard, is refilling their furnace, Alice invites him to dinner, never suspecting that a casual act of charity will lead to a horrifying, morbid discovery in the crawlspace underneath their beloved house. The Graves take Richard into their lives, becoming attached to his presence as though to the son they never had. Their town, though, is not nearly so welcoming. When the locals lash out…

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3 editions
  • Paperback · English · 1981
    Pocket · 9780671430689
  • Paperback · English · 1977
    Pocket · 9780671814557
  • Paperback · English · 1972
    Pocket · 9780671775322
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