num_pages: 544
description: Every year on his birthday, Ned Dunstan is cursed with visions of horror committed by a savage figure he calls "Mr. X." This year, Ned's visions will become flesh and blood.A dreadful premonition brings Ned home to find his mother on her deathbed. She reveals the never-before-disclosed name of his father and warns him of grave danger. Driven by a desperate sense of need, Ned explores his dark past and the astonishing legacy of his kin. Accused of violent crimes he has not committed and pursued by a shadowy twin, Ned enters a hidden world of ominous mysteries, where he must confront his deepest nightmares. . . .
language: English
title: Mr. X: A Novel
titlecomplete: Mr. X: A Novel
characters: Ned Dunstan
genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Mystery Thriller, Paranormal, Novels, Fantasy, Supernatural, Suspense
ratings_count: 4328
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Bram Stoker Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: British Fantasy Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Ballantine Books