Day of the Arrow (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)
by Philip Loraine
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James Lindsay has been summoned to the ancient estate of Bellac by his old flame, Françoise, to help her husband, Philippe de Montfaucon, who has inexplicably become convinced that he is about to die. His fears may not be unfounded: in old tomes in the castle's library, Lindsay learns that almost every male Montfaucon has met with a mysterious and untimely end. Now with the ancient festival of Les Treize Jours approaching and the castle filling up with strange and sinister visitors, Lindsay show more must unravel an intricate and horrifying web of legend and superstition to save Philippe from a terrible fate . . .A chilling and suspenseful masterpiece of modern Gothic fiction, Day of the Arrow (1964) earned widespread acclaim from critics and was adapted for a 1966 film, Eye of the Devil, starring David Niven, Deborah Kerr, and Sharon Tate.
. Fiction. Mystery. Horror. show less
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James Lindsay has been living in France for five years when his former lover Francoise comes to him for help. Francoise is now married to the wealthy owner of a chateau in the French wine country and is the mother of a young son. Philippe de Faucon, Marquis de Bellac, Francoise's husband, has turned suddenly cold and emotionally distant towards her and Francoise is desperate to find out the reason why Philippe's attitude has changed so drastically.
There are also strange and sinister things happening. It seems that all the male members of the de Faucon family have a centuries-old curse upon their heads. Apparently, all the sons of the lineage have a history of dying young in mysterious and often violent circumstances.
I liked this book; show more it was pretty good but, again, not my favorite. If I was to be really picky about the book, in my opinion, the story had some slight continuity issues with it and was a little slow going in terms of reading for me. Overall, though, the book was not a bad way to spend three days and I give it an A! show less
There are also strange and sinister things happening. It seems that all the male members of the de Faucon family have a centuries-old curse upon their heads. Apparently, all the sons of the lineage have a history of dying young in mysterious and often violent circumstances.
I liked this book; show more it was pretty good but, again, not my favorite. If I was to be really picky about the book, in my opinion, the story had some slight continuity issues with it and was a little slow going in terms of reading for me. Overall, though, the book was not a bad way to spend three days and I give it an A! show less
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- Original title
- Day of the Arrow
- Alternate titles
- 13; Eye of the Devil
- Original publication date
- 1964
- People/Characters
- James Lindsay; Francoise de Faucon, Marquise de Bellac; Philippe de Faucon, Marquis de Bellac
- Important places
- France
- Related movies
- Eye of the Devil (1966 | IMDb)
- First words
- The woman was coming out of a room at the far end of the corridor.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Amen.
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- English
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- ISBNs
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