Koko. Peter Straub

Koko - Peter  Straub


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      Koko

      Peter Straub

      

       Copyright

      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

      

      HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd.

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      First published in Great Britain by Viking 1988

      

      Copyright © Seafront Corporation 1988

      

      The Author asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

      

      A catalgue copy of this book is available from the British Library

      

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      Source ISBN: 9780007103676

      Ebook Edition © JUNE 2010 ISBN: 9780007375516 Version: 2016-11-23

       Praise

      KOKO

      ‘A masterpiece…a crime novel, a suspense novel, a horror novel and a study of human relationships. Fascinating and complex.’

       Houston Post

      ‘Gripping…The characters are realistic and complex, and the story continues to resonate in the mind long after the final page is turned.’

       Publishers Weekly

      ‘Vastly entertaining and brilliantly written…evokes bizarre fevers and brimstone terror…Peter Straub flexes all his muscles…his style is at its peak…Koko is his finest work…with an inspired, wonderfully handled ending…judged as a thriller it deserves to be compared to the best.’

       Washington Post

      ‘Remarkable…an unusual and wonderfully suspenseful thriller…evokes a fascinating and frightening picture of war and its aftermath.’

       Boston Herald

       Dedication

       For Susan Straub and For Lila J. Kalinich, M.D.

       Epigraph

      I believe it is possible and even recommended to play the blues on everything.

      

      FRANK MORGAN, alto saxophonist

      Table of Contents

       Cover Page

       Title Page

       Dedication

       Epigraph

       14 Remembering Dragon Valley

       15 Meeting


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