Don't Look Now and Other Stories

★ 3.8 avg 21 votes

About this book

A married couple on holiday in Venice are caught up in a sinister series of events. A lonely schoolmaster is impelled to investigate a mysterious American couple. A young woman loses her cool when she confronts her father's old friend on a lonely island. A party of British pilgrims meet strange phenomena and possible disaster in the Holy Land. A scientist abandons his scruples while trying to tap the energy of the dying mind. Collecting five stories of mystery and slow, creeping horror, Daphne Du Maurier's Don't Look Now and Other Stories showcases her unique blend of sympathy and spinetingling suspense.

3.8 ★★★★☆ average of 3 sources · 21 votes
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Reader Profile

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3.8/5 · 21 readers · 267 pages · ≈ 4 h 57 m · Moderate

How long does it take to read Don't Look Now and Other Stories?

About ≈ 4 h 57 m — 267 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mDon't Look Now and Other Stories~4 h 57 m

How many pages is Don't Look Now and Other Stories?

267 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320Don't Look Now and Other Stories267

What genre is Don't Look Now and Other Stories?

It sits on the Fiction shelves.

Is Don't Look Now and Other Stories in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who wrote Don't Look Now and Other Stories?

Daphne du Maurier.