| 7 Steps to Midnight Contributor(s): Matheson, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0765308371 ISBN-13: 9780765308375 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2003 Annotation: When a mysterious impostor steals his identity and life, mathematician Chris Barton is thrust into a whirlwind of danger. Full of twists and surprises, this is the story of an ordinary man driven to the breaking point in a game where there are no rules, nothing it as it seems, and it is always "7 Steps to Midnight." |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Horror - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 5.5" W x 8.24" (0.63 lbs) 320 pages |
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| Publisher Description: New York Times Bestselling Author of I Am Legend When a mysterious imposter steals his identity and life, mathematician Chris Barton is suddenly thrust into a whirlwind of danger and intrigue. Overnight, without warning or explanation, people he has never met are trying to kill him-not even his own sister recognizes him. On the run, from California to London to Paris and beyond, vicious assassins pursue Chris while cryptic messages lead him on a wild, danger-filled chase around the world. Full of twists and surprises, this is the story of an ordinary man driven to the breaking point in a high tension game of deceit and betrayal where there are no rules, nothing is as it seems, and it is always . . . 7 Steps to Midnight. |
Contributor Bio(s): Matheson, Richard: - Richard Matheson is The New York Times bestselling author of I Am Legend, Hell House, Somewhere in Time, The Incredible Shrinking Man, A Stir of Echoes, The Beardless Warriors, The Path, Seven Steps to Midnight, Now You See It..., and What Dreams May Come, among others. He was named a Grand Master of Horror by the World Horror Convention, and received the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement. He has also won the Edgar, the Spur, and the Writer's Guild awards. In 2010, he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. In addition to his novels Matheson wrote several screenplays for movies and TV, including "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," based on his short story, along with several other Twilight Zone episodes. He was born in New Jersey and raised in Brooklyn, and fought in the infantry in World War II. He earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. Matheson died in June, 2013, at the age of eighty-seven. |