Let's Go Play at the Adams'
LC Class | PZ4.J7118 PS3560.O3817 |
Let's Go Play at the Adams' is a 1974 psychological horror novel by Mendal W. Johnson and originally published by Thomas Y. Crowell Co. Its plot focuses on a group of rural Maryland children who drug, incapacitate, and eventually torture the college student babysitter hired by their parents while they are away in Europe for two weeks.[2]
Publication
The novel was originally published in the United States by
Reception
The Fort Lauderdale News praised the novel, writing that Johnson "is a master of the art of storytelling and suspense, but this one isn't for the squeamish."[4] Sheryl Friedlander, writing for The Tampa Tribune, compared the novel favorably to The Collector and Lord of the Flies, praising its "style and flow of thought" as "smooth and interesting."[5]
References
- ^ a b "Let's Go Play at the Adams'". WorldCat. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023.
- ^ a b Benedict, Mark (April 2, 2020). "Book Review: Let's Go Play at the Adams' is a Brutal Lost Classic". Rue Morgue. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023.
- ^ "Let's Go Play at the Adams'". Centipede Press. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023.
- ^ "Tourist Novel is Jet Age 'Grand Hotel'". Fort Lauderdale News. March 10, 1974. p. 8H – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Friedlander, Sheryl (August 4, 1974). "An Eerie Renewal of an Ancient Quesiton". The Tampa Tribune. p. 5-C – via Newspapers.com.