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Can I read The Grindle Nightmare on EtoBox?
The Grindle Nightmare by Q. Patrick is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Grindle Nightmare about?
Murder strikes a New England village in this mystery by the Edgar Award–winning author who wrote the Peter Duluth Mysteries as Patrick Quentin. Patrick Quentin, best known for the Peter Duluth puzzle mysteries, also penned outstanding detective novels from the 1930s through the 1960s under other pseudonyms, including Q. Patrick and Jonathan Stagge. Anthony Boucher wrote: “Quentin is particularly noted for the enviable polish and grace which make him one of the leading American fabricants of the murderous comedy of manners; but this surface smoothness conceals intricate and meticulous plot construction as faultless as that of Agatha Christie.” It begins with the residents of a rustic New England village finding animals brutally slaughtered over a period of weeks, casting a sinister pall over the town of Grindle Oak. Then, a young girl goes missing, and her father—not trusting the police—asks local doctor Douglas Swanson to help him find her. But when Swanson turns up to begin the search, he finds the man dead with his hands bound in animal traps and his body mutilated. It appears the madman behind the abominable acts has moved on to more evolved prey. As more depraved crimes
Who reads The Grindle Nightmare?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Q. Patrick
- Publisher
- MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781497653191
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Thriller, Fiction
- Rating
- 4 / 5 (9 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14