Secret Story by Ramsey Campbell.

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Overview: An aspiring writer gets the chance of a lifetime - his first published story, a gripping, nasty tale of murder on the underground, is to be adapted for film. Theres only one problem: the director wants a few changes, since the story as written is a little too close to actual events. The dead womans parents are threatening to sue. Surely as talented an author as Dudley Smith can easily revise his tale? Except Dudley isnt a talented writer at all. He can imagine plenty of nasty things to do to women, but he cant bring them to life on paper. Not until hes done them for real. And the more changes the director wants - the more women hell have to kill.

Hardcover, Tor, 398 pp. Remaindered VG/VG unread copy. List Price $25.95