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John Blackburn (1923-1993) was a British novelist who wrote thrillers, and horror novels. Blackburn was described as “today's Master of Horror” by The Times Literary Supplement. Lackburn specialised in mixing modern concerns such as germ warfare and international conspiracies with ancient traditions and curses, often to ingenious effect.

John Blackburn (1923-1993) was a British novelist who wrote thrillers, and horror novels. Blackburn was described as “today's Master of Horror” by The Times Literary Supplement.

Bill Easter is a petty criminal with a little problem of a 2000 overdraft that he has no means of covering Fortunately, the bank manager has a problem of his own and needs Bill's help: the corpse of Henry Oliver, a very hairy 350 lb. mass murderer known as the “Mad Vicar,” is decomposing in his basement and he wants it removed mong Oliver's papers, Bill finds a tantalizing reference to treasure that leads him to the Scottish isle of Rhona, where he meets the intrepid General Charles Kirk of British Foreign Intelligence and the arrogant adventurer J Kirk has uncovered a bizarre plot involving the KGB, ex-Nazi mad scientists, and the “mad monk” Rasputin, while Mott is hot on the trail of a stolen gold treasure.

And when they discover the island is being overrun by werewolves, their trip to the remote island will become a very beastly business indeed Beastly Business (1982) features the trademark blend of mystery, adventure, and horror that made John Blackburn (1923-1993) one of the most acclaimed British thriller writers of his generation One of the scarcest of Blackburn's books and long unobtainable, A Beastly Business is reprinted here for the first time ever in a handsome hardcover edition. edition information.

Edition Details

• Limited to 200 copies, signed by Bob Eggleton.
• Family-approved facsimile by John F. Blackburn.
• Patterned endpapers.
• Full Dutch cloth binding.
• Ribbon marker, head and tail bands.
• Book sizes 5½ × 8½ inches; 176 and 208 pages.

External Links

• A Beastly Business. Centipede Press page for A Beastly Business
• John F. Blackburn (ISFDB). ISFDB entry for John F. Blackburn