The Eye of the Beholder is a cult Noir classic that inspired both French and English film adaptations.
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January 12, 1925 – July 12, 2007
Marc Behm was an American novelist, actor, and screenwriter who lived as an expatriate in France. He developed a fascination for French culture while serving in the US army during World War II, later appearing as an actor on several French television programs before moving there permanently.
- 2017
- 2017
Afraid to Death
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
"Insanely evocative and extremely satisfying." -- The Times (UK) Joe Egan has spent his life on the run. When he was a child, he thought he saw the angel of death. Now every time someone close to him dies, a mysterious blonde woman appears and he's forced to retreat, abandoning jobs and relationships in a never-ending flight across a hallucinatory version of the United States. Is the woman real, a figment of his imagination, or a supernatural apparition -- perhaps even the devil incarnate? The Guardian praised Marc Behm as "a terrific novelist," adding that "Afraid to Death is a fascinating mirror image to The Eye of the Beholder." Behn's previous novel, also available from Dover Publications, spins a gripping tale of obsession and suspense in which a private investigator trails an enigmatic young woman. But this time the protagonist, a dissolute gambler, is being chased by a female character whose reoccurrences excite both fear and attraction.