Considered a modern classic in France, Afraid to Death is a chilling psychological thriller with a hallucinogenic quality.
Joe Egan is on the run. A mysterious blonde appears to him whenever someone close to him dies. He lives his life in fear of her, but at the same time develops a strange fascination with her.
Who is the blonde woman? Is she a figment of his imagination, the angel of death, or even the devil incarnate?
A terrific American novelist...Afraid to Death is a fascinating mirror image to Eye of the Beholder
-- Maxim Jablowski, The GuardianMarc Behm was born in 1925 in Trenton, New Jersey and served with the US army in Europe during WWII. After playing a variety of small parts in American television, he eventually made a name for himself as a screenwriter. Eye of the Beholder was his second novel. When he retired from screenwriting he published five more novels, including Afraid to Death.