Point of Violence

1966 novel by Lois Duncan
  • Thriller
  • realism[1]
PublisherDoubleday[2]

Point of Violence is a 1966 thriller novel by Lois Duncan.[3][4] It is one of Duncan's few novels written primarily for adults.[5] It follows a young widow who finds herself being stalked while hiding at a remote beach house after the murder of her husband.

Plot

Julia Culler, a recent widow after her husband, Mark, died in a water skiing accident, relocates with her two children to a house on Heron Key, suspicious of a man whom she believes is responsible for her husband's death. At her remote beach home, she finds herself being stalked by an unseen assailant.

References

  1. ^ "Lois Duncan, James Ellroy: MWA Grand Masters". Mystery Scene Magazine. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  2. ^ Drew, Bernard Alger (1997). The 100 Most Popular Young Adult Authors: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies. Libraries Unlimited. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-563-08615-1.
  3. ^ Writers Directory. Springer. 1983. p. 340. ISBN 978-1-349-03650-9.
  4. ^ "Lois Duncan". The Alliance for the Study and Teaching of Adolescent Literature at Rhode Island College (ric.edu). February 9, 2006. Retrieved May 8, 2007.
  5. ^ Weinman, Sarah (June 17, 2016). "Duncan's Teenage Screams". The New Republic. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

External links

  • Point of Violence at Fantastic Fiction
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Lois Duncan
Novels
Picture books
  • The Littlest One in the Family (1959)
  • Silly Mother (1962)
  • Giving Away Suzanne (1962)
  • The Terrible Tales of Happy Days School (1983)
  • Horses of Dreamland (1985)
  • Wonder Kid Meets the Evil Lunch Snatcher
  • The Birthday Moon (1989)
  • The Circus Comes Home (1993)
  • The Magic of Spider Woman (1996)
  • The Longest Hair in the World (1999)
  • I Walk at Night (2000)
  • Song of the Circus (2002)
Nonfiction
  • How to Write and Sell Your Personal Experiences (1979)
  • Chapters: My Growth as a Writer (1982)
  • Who Killed My Daughter? (1992)
  • Psychic Connections (1995)
  • One to the Wolves (2013)
Poetry collections
  • From Spring to Spring (1983)
  • Seasons of the Heart (2007)
Film adaptations
  • Summer of Fear (1978)
  • I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
  • Killing Mr. Griffin (1997)
  • I've Been Waiting for You (1998)
  • Don't Look Behind You (1999)
  • Held for Ransom (2000)
  • Hotel for Dogs (2009)
  • Stranger with My Face (2009)
  • Down a Dark Hall (2018)
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