{"product_id":"9781941147436","title":"The White Wolf (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)","description":"\"A horror story the like of which is not often seen ... a tragic tale calculated to chill the blood of any reader whose nerves are not well under control.\" - \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Twentieth-century American version of loup garou lore handled with due regard to traditional trappings and plentiful thrills ... Scary!\" - \u003ci\u003eSaturday Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sophisticated werewolf thriller, a serious attempt to ground lycanthropy in contemporary psychology ... Years ahead of its time.\" - Robert Knowlton, \u003ci\u003eHorror Literature: A Reader's Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the heart of the superstitious Pennsylvania Dutch country stands the mansion of Pierre de Camp-d'Avesnes, whose family history dates to the 12th century, when, according to family lore, an ancestor made a deal with the devil. As part of the bargain, the legend says, every seventh generation a terrible curse is visited upon the eldest child of the family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecently strange things have begun to happen: children are being savagely murdered, a mysterious white wolf has been sighted, and Pierre's daughter Sara has been behaving oddly. Is the curse to blame, or is there a rational explanation? Desperate to uncover the truth, Pierre enlists the aid of cynical journalist Manning Trent and psychiatrist and occult expert Dr. Justin Hardt. It's a race against time to save Sara and stop the killings as modern-day science and skepticism are pitted against medieval magic and superstition in this suspenseful thriller. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraised by contemporary critics and recognized by horror scholars as considerably ahead of its time, Franklin Gregory's \u003ci\u003eThe White Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e (1941) is one of the best werewolf novels of its era. This new edition features the unabridged text of the first edition and a reproduction of the original jacket art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valancourt Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052795445488,"sku":"9781941147436","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781941147436_p0.jpg?v=1763756068","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781941147436","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}