Valancourt Books

A political prisoner, A., has just been released from a long term of imprisonment for writing a seditious book. Fearing re-arrest, he leaves town, setting off on foot along a disused railway track run...

Francesca is eight months pregnant when her husband's death in Vietnam makes her a widow at age 21. With no one else to turn to, she remembers her husband's often-repeated promise, "You'll like my mot...

Harry Sinton is suffering from amnesia after a nervous breakdown. When he reads about the death of one of his acquaintances in the newspaper, he becomes convinced that he is the murderer. But he doesn...

Susan Reed has it all: a loving husband, a beautiful daughter, a great job in New York City. But her perfect life begins to unravel when the phone calls start. When she answers, there is no one on the...

Mary Irwin was crushed by a truck. The police ruled it an accidental death, but her husband Bill isn't so sure: his own memory of the night is clouded by amnesia-could he have pushed her himself? His ...

Totally forgotten today, Australian pulp writer Lionel Sparrow (1867-1936) was a prolific contributor of Gothic and horror tales to late-Victorian Australian newspapers and magazines. For this new vol...

The landmark first collection by one of the masters of 20th-century American horror fiction, back in print at last Though he published over 350 short stories and more than thirty novels, most of Rober...

Anthony Maloney, a scholar of Victorian history, checks into a motel in Carmel, California, goes to sleep, and dreams of a priceless collection of rare Victorian artifacts. When he wakes up and looks ...