The acclaimed NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling novel of small-town evil that 'is genuinely chilling and something brand-new and exciting' (Stephen King) and 'unforgettable' (Harlan Coben).Summer 1988: the mutilated bodies of several missing girls are discovered in a small Maryland town.
Rumour spreads that the evil stalking local teens is not entirely human. But law enforcement and members of the FBI are sure a serial killer is playing games with them.
Now recent college graduate Richard Chizmar returns to his hometown to write a personal account of the killer's reign. And what he discovers will haunt him for years to come . . .
About the Author
Richard Chizmar co-wrote the
New York Times bestselling
Gwendy's Button Box with Stephen King and the sequel
Gwendy's Magic Feather. His fiction has appeared in dozens of publications including
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. He has won two World Fantasy Awards, four international Horror Guild Awards, and the HWA's Board of Trustee's Award. His third short story collection,
A LONG DECEMBER , was published to starred reviews and was featured in
Entertainment Weekly.
Industry Reviews
Chasing the Boogeyman is genuinely chilling and something brand new and exciting. Compulsive reading and scary... Chasing the Boogeyman does what true crime so often cannot: it offers both chills and a satisfying conclusion. - Stephen King
Brilliant. . . . Absolutely fascinating, totally compelling, and immensely poignant. I dare you not to finish it in one sitting. This one will stay with me! - C. J. Tudor, New York Times bestselling author
Riveting. Chilling. Chasing the Boogeyman is an unflinching look at a real-life monster and the ordinary heroes obsessed with stopping him - Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of Final Girls and Home Before Dark
Richard Chizmar, with Chasing the Boogeyman, presents himself as a print version of Norman Rockwell, if the artist had devoted himself to the creepy things that hide under the bed - Linwood Barclay, New York Times bestselling author of Find You First
Hammer in hand, Richard Chizmar's come to shatter the idea that everything's already been done. An absolutely chilling mash-up of styles, media, biography, and legend. Elastic, unsettling, brilliant. And here you thought you knew the names of every genre - Josh Malerman, New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box and Malorie
Creepy yet captivating . . . A metafictional masterpiece - The Times Crime Club
With Chasing the Boogeyman, Richard Chizmar demonstrates the full power of his impressive storytelling reach. A fascinating conceit paired with deeply human writing creates a thriller that conjures writers as disparate as Stephen King and Michelle McNamara. The result is a marvelous mind game of nuanced, layered storytelling - Michael Koryta, New York Times bestselling author of Never Far Away
Literature was invented around 3400 B.C. Approximately 5,419 years later, Richard Chizmar has invented an entirely new genre of literature with Chasing the Boogeyman. Compulsive, encompassing storytelling. Do not miss this one! - Brian Keene, bestselling author of The Rising
