L. W. Currey, Inc.

Farris, John. SCARE TACTICS. [New York]: Tor, [1988]. Octavo, pictorial blue wrappers. Advance copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Collects "The Guardians," a short novel, and "The Odor of Violets" and "Horrorshow," two shorter works. "The Guardians," first published separately under the pseudonym Steve Brackeen in 1964, is a non-supernatural suspense thriller about an old family enmity that leads to a series of murder attempts. A fine copy. (#22101).

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