num_pages: 266
description: When Ben Harper is hanged for his part in a bank robbery, he leaves his young children John and Pearl to hide the $10,000. Soon a strange preacher comes to town and claims to have known their daddy. While he preaches the Word of the Lord, darkness lurks in his heart...and he wants the money.
language: English
title: The Night Of The Hunter
titlecomplete: The Night Of The Hunter
characters: Harry Powell
genres: Fiction, Gothic, Mystery, Thriller, Noir, Horror, Classics, Novels, Crime, Southern Gothic
ratings_count: 2030
awards: awardedAt: -473356800000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Prion Books