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1966 novel by Lois Duncan
Point of Violence
First edition
AuthorLois Duncan
LanguageEnglish
Genre
PublisherDoubleday

Point of Violence is a 1966 thriller novel by Lois Duncan. It is one of Duncan's few novels written primarily for adults. It follows a young widow who finds herself being stalked while hiding at a remote beach house after the murder of her husband.

Plot

Julia Culler, a recent widow after her husband, Mark, died in a water skiing accident, relocates with her two children to a house on Heron Key, suspicious of a man whom she believes is responsible for her husband's death. At her remote beach home, she finds herself being stalked by an unseen assailant.

References

  1. "Lois Duncan, James Ellroy: MWA Grand Masters". Mystery Scene Magazine. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  2. Drew, Bernard Alger (1997). The 100 Most Popular Young Adult Authors: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies. Libraries Unlimited. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-563-08615-1.
  3. Writers Directory. Springer. 1983. p. 340. ISBN 978-1-349-03650-9.
  4. "Lois Duncan". The Alliance for the Study and Teaching of Adolescent Literature at Rhode Island College (ric.edu). February 9, 2006. Retrieved May 8, 2007.
  5. Weinman, Sarah (June 17, 2016). "Duncan's Teenage Screams". The New Republic. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

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Lois Duncan
Novels
Picture books
  • The Littlest One in the Family (1959)
  • Silly Mother (1962)
  • Giving Away Suzanne (1962)
  • The Terrible Tales of Happy Days School (1983)
  • Horses of Dreamland (1985)
  • Wonder Kid Meets the Evil Lunch Snatcher
  • The Birthday Moon (1989)
  • The Circus Comes Home (1993)
  • The Magic of Spider Woman (1996)
  • The Longest Hair in the World (1999)
  • I Walk at Night (2000)
  • Song of the Circus (2002)
Nonfiction
Poetry collections
  • From Spring to Spring (1983)
  • Seasons of the Heart (2007)
Film adaptations
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