{"product_id":"dreadful-summit-hardcover","title":"Dreadful Summit - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStanley Ellin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAndrew Klavan\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA teenage boy sets out to avenge his father in this noir novel from the author of \u003ci\u003eSpecialty of the House\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery sports fan in New York knows Al Judge, the hard-bitten reporter whose column is the scourge of gamblers, gangsters, and corrupt players across the city. Sixteen-year-old George LaMain is Judge's biggest fan--until the night when his own father becomes the target of the journalist's attacks, taken down in a public spectacle of violent humiliation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Reeling from a moment that upends his whole worldview, George takes his father's gun and sets out into the night on a quest for revenge. But before he can achieve the vigilante justice he seeks, the young man will make a series of discoveries that reveal an unsettling truth about the family he thought he knew. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A noir-tinged coming of age novel by the master of the mystery story, \u003ci\u003eDreadful Summit\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting, atmospheric revenge novel rendered with both depth and suspense. It was included in the Haycraft-Queen cornerstone list of the greatest mysteries of all time, and inspired the 1951 Joseph Losey film\u003ci\u003e The Big Night\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Introduction by Andrew Klavan.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStanley Bernard Ellin\u003c\/b\u003e (1916-1986) was an American mystery writer born in Brooklyn, New York. His first short story, titled \"The Specialty of the House\" appeared in 1948 in \u003ci\u003eEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a three-time winner of the Edgar Allen Poe Award, for his short stories \"The House Party\" in 1954 and \"The Blessington Method\" in 1956, and for his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Eighth Circle\u003c\/i\u003e in 1959. His novels \u003ci\u003eDreadful Summit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHouse of Cards\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Bind\u003c\/i\u003e were each adapted into feature films. A longtime member of the Mystery Writers of America, Ellin was awarded the group's Grand Master Award in 1981. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Klavan\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of numerous crime novels including \u003ci\u003eTrue Crime\u003c\/i\u003e, filmed by Clint Eastwood; \u003ci\u003eDon't Say A Word\u003c\/i\u003e, filmed starring Michael Douglas;and the Cameron Winter series. He has been nominated for the Edgar Award six times and has won twice. Aside from penning bestselling fiction and nonfiction and screenplays to blockbuster films, Klavan's political satire videos have been viewed by tens of millions of people, and he currently hosts the popular podcast \u003ci\u003eThe Andrew Klavan Show\u003c\/i\u003e at The Daily Wire.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 8.2 x 5.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53425563468083,"sku":"9781613167687","price":37.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/cYmK2S0-J79781613167687.webp?v=1780519945","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/dreadful-summit-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}