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The Snowman's Children

A Novel

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The Snowman's Children

By: Glen Hirshberg
Narrated by: Joe Hempel
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The Snowman's Children is a poignant, psychologically intense first novel that tells the story of an incident from one man's childhood in the 1970s, when a serial killer called The Snowman stalked the streets of suburban Detroit.

The incident, a result of good but woefully misguided juvenile intentions, forced his family to leave their home, and eventually forced him, at age 29, to return to his hometown in search of three old friends.

Reminiscent of both To Kill a Mockingbird in its touching portrait of childhood and the beautifully written brand of suspense that calls to mind Smilla's Sense of Snow, The Snowman's Children is an unusually controlled and original novel that establishes Hirshberg as an important new voice in American literature.

©2002 Glen Hirshberg (P)2020 Tantor Horror Scary Winter
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A crushing story and incredibly well written by a true master. I’ve read Glen’s shorts previously (I think in Mammoth Book of Best New Horror) but was not prepared for how good his novels are. Must read and one I’ll definitely return to.

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