{"product_id":"9781939140586","title":"The Day the Call Came","description":"'It would be hard to imagine a novel more quietly terrifying than this sunlit nightmare of a book.' - Robert Baldick, \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e'[A]s profound as anything put out by names like Graham Greene, Patrick White and the rest. This establishes Thomas Hinde as one of our finest and most individual novelists. A superb book - deep, rapid, thrilling, disturbing.' - Anthony Burgess\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The cleverest book I have read this year . . . a macabre high comedy by an author whose lynx-eyed social observation is matched by his power to bring forth nightmares in broad daylight.' - Irving Wardle, \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hero of Thomas Hinde's classic of paranoia is Harry Bale, a married father of two with a house in the suburbs and a penchant for gardening. Affable and mild-mannered, he is to all outward appearance perfectly ordinary. No one-not even his wife-knows what he is really up to. Harry is awaiting a call from his superiors on the radio transmitter hidden beneath the attic floorboards. There are signs the call will come soon: he has begun to receive sinister messages by letter and telephone, and he thinks he has uncovered a monstrous conspiracy involving his neighbours. But when one day the call finally does come and Harry receives his deadly assignment, nothing will ever be the same again. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrightening in its implications and darkly humorous in its execution, Thomas Hinde's thriller \u003ci\u003eThe Day the Call Came\u003c\/i\u003e (1964) earned rave reviews on its initial appearance but has been long out of print. This edition features a new introduction by Ramsey Campbell and the original jacket art by Victor Reinganum.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valancourt Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051009655024,"sku":"9781939140586","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781939140586_p0.jpg?v=1763665925","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781939140586","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}