HIDE AND SEEK. by Ketchum, Jack (pseudonym of Dallas Mayr.) - (1984.)

New York:: Ballantine,, (1984.). Near fine in illustrated wrappers (no spine creases, appear unread, but small chip to edge of cover, usual toning to the pages.) . Paperback original - first printing. "They were young. They were looking for kicks. They decided to play an innocent game in a strange old house. First it turned ugly, then it turned brutal. Finally it became a nightmare of horror and violence." Second novel by the writer whom Steven King called the "scariest" in America - and whom he cited in his 2003 speech when he received the National Book Award as remaking the field of horror. 194 pp.