num_pages: 192
description: John Franklin Bardin's most acclaimed work plays a virtuoso performance on music and madness in this unforgettable thriller. In 1946 New York, Ellen, a world-renowned musician, is suffering from the effects of her latest mental breakdown. Amongst other challenges, a chance meeting with a folk singer from her past causes her psychological well-being to rapidly deteriorate. Over the following terrifying weeks, Ellen finds herself becoming both a criminal and a victim as she attempts to contend with the darkness within.
language: English
title: Devil Take the Blue-tail Fly
titlecomplete: Devil Take the Blue-tail Fly
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Suspense, Crime, Noir, Psychology, Horror
ratings_count: 228
awards: awardedAt: 189331200000
name: Martin Beck Award
publisher: Penguin