He took a deep breath, smelling pine and bacon, pollen and pancakes, the mingled odors of woods and breakfast. But it was the first Monday after school ended, and as he stood at the railing, enjoying the view, he felt great. It wasn't even his real first day of freedom - that had been Saturday. It wasn't technically the first day of summer - that was still three weeks away. It was the first day of summer, his first day of freedom, and Doug Albin stood on the porch staring out at the pine-covered ridge above town.
By the time the frightened town folk are chanting, "No mail! No mail! No mail! No mail!"-and Billy ends up half-naked in a dark room, next to a soiled wedding dress-you'll be jumping right out of your skin. A tall, pale postal carrier with carrot-red hair may seem an unlikely candidate for the embodiment of evil, but Little reveals the personality behind the mailman's ever-present smile with such finesse, you'll be more than happy to fall under his spell. This familiar premise for the contemporary horror novel has rarely, if ever, been developed so brilliantly as in Bentley Little's. And all that was safe and ordinary slowly unravels into nightmare.
One thing, one seemingly minor thing, goes wrong.
We meet a school teacher, his wife, and their young son, Billy. Now nothing-not even the most outstanding citizens or the most secret weaknesses-is safe from the sinister power of this malicious mailman! Review It's the first day of summer in a small American town. But there's a new mail carrier in town, one who's delivering lethal letters stuffed with icy fear. Once upon a time, waiting for the mail was filled with warm anticipation.
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