MCDOWELL'S GHOST

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JACK CADY
A novel of transcendental horror and vengeance from the author of The Well and The Jonah Watch. In the heart of the deep south, where memories of a war long over still simmer, Dan McDowell is pursued by a chilling apparition—the spectral image of his great-grandfather... a family horror almost too awful to comprehend. Destined to learn the secret of his family’s past, McDowell is constrained to repeat—in the name of honor and Southern chivalry—the heinous crime of his ancestor, an act required, demanded by his ghost...

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"Like John Steinbeck, [Cady] is an accomplished storyteller. His works resonate with the passions and foibles of ordinary people, and he makes his readers care for them."
     — Tor.com

“ An exceptional writer.”
     — Joyce Carol Oates

“A writer of great, unmistakable integrity and profound feeling.” 
     — Peter Straub

“[Jack Cady is] a lasting voice in modern American literature.”
     — The Atlanta Constitution

  • ​ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jack Cady won The Atlantic Monthly “First” award in 1965 for his story, “The Burning.” He continued writing and authored nearly a dozen novels, one book of critical analysis of American literature, and more than fifty short stories. Over the course of his literary career, he won the Iowa Prize for Short Fiction, the National Literary Anthology Award, the Washington State Governor’s Award, the Nebula Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the World Fantasy Award. Prior to a lengthy career in education, Jack worked as a tree high climber, a Coast Guard seaman, an auctioneer, and a long-distance truck driver. He held teaching positions at the University of Washington, Clarion College, Knox College, the University of Alaska at Sitka, and Pacific Lutheran University. He spent many years living in Port Townsend, Washington. ​