About

John Farris (b. 1936) is an American writer. He was born 1936 in Jefferson City, Missouri. Aised in Tennessee, he graduated from Central High School in Memphis and attended Southwestern University there. He is responsible for a large number of novels, including When Michael Calls and All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes By. Part from his vast body of fiction, his work on motion picture screenplays includes adaptations of his own books (The Fury), original scripts, and adaptations of the works of others.

He wrote and directed the film Dear Dead Delilah in 1973. 1936) is an American writer. Raised in Tennessee, he graduated from Central High School in Memphis and attended Southwestern University there. He is responsible for a large number of novels, including When Michael Calls and All Heads Turn When the Hunt Goes By. He has had several plays produced off-Broadway, and also paints and writes poetry.

Part whodunit, part crime thriller, and part horror novel, John Farris' classic Sharp Practice is a head-turning exercise in powerhouse psychological fiction Available now in hardcover for the first time in over 30 years, this new edition has a fine introduction by Ed Gorman, a new afterword by John Farris, and a bonus super-shocker short story he book is housed in a three-piece construction with striking, purple Japanese cloth.

Edition Details

• Limited to 250 copies, each signed by John Farris.
• Introduction by Ed Gorman.
• A bonus short story by Farris.
• Ribbon marker, head and tail bands, three-piece cloth construction.

External Links

• Sharp Practice. Centipede Press page for Sharp Practice
• John Farris (ISFDB). ISFDB entry for John Farris