--- product_id: 21589096 title: "Cry for the Strangers: A Novel Mass Market Paperback – July 1, 1986" brand: "john saul" price: "56.75 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/21589096-cry-for-the-strangers-a-novel-mass-market-paperback-july store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Cry for the Strangers: A Novel Mass Market Paperback – July 1, 1986 **Brand:** john saul **Price:** 56.75 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Cry for the Strangers: A Novel Mass Market Paperback – July 1, 1986 by john saul - **How much does it cost?** 56.75 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/21589096-cry-for-the-strangers-a-novel-mass-market-paperback-july) ## Best For - john saul enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted john saul brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Cry for the Strangers: A Novel Mass Market Paperback – July 1, 1986 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51znuiiZwuL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars Better as a Short Story *by B***D on Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2016* I remembered reading this in my youth and enjoying it, but find it doesn’t measure up as an adult. John Saul was a much different type of writer than King and Koontz, his books fashioned on creepiness rather than horror. Cry for the Strangers is broken up into three parts — Book One, Book Two, Book Three — and therein lies much of the problem with this story about a fictional seaside town called Clark’s Harbor and the four people who have moved there and find it not welcoming to strangers.Book One is the best portion, John Saul doing a wonderful job of setting everything up, ratcheting up the creepiness as old legends and some mysterious deaths come into play, as do the townspeople. The husband wants to write a book about biorhythms and try to figure out why young Robbie, a former patient and son of the second couple, has so improved since moving to this unwelcoming town. It’s not a gripping, edge of your seat kind of story, but you’re hooked, willing to keep turning pages to discover what’s happening in Clark’s Harbor. But then comes Book Two.In the second section, we follow around the unlikable sheriff, while the main two protagonists return to pack for the big move, placing them off-stage. It was while they were off-stage in part two that it came to me what was wrong with this story, which I’ll get to in a bit.Book Three is better, as the main couple return. While there is some excitement, the ending, rather than being creepy, sort of ruins it for this reader. This same ending would have worked well if this had been a short story, perhaps novelette or novella length, and that’s what is wrong with this book. This is so long, and the reader has so much invested, that we expect more than we get, and certainly not that final scene.Here is what I felt about it overall. This is a terrific short story which has been stretched beyond belief, into a bloated novel. It isn’t that the idea, the premise, isn’t good, it’s that it’s a thick rubber band stretched until the elasticity barely holds. It was an early effort from Saul, but most of his books follow this same kind of pattern. I loved this as a teenager, found it creepy. But as an adult, I found the narrative stretched so far that the creepiness became muted, which only highlighted the book’s length. Saul can write, and I can’t help feeling this one in particular would have made a wonderful read had it been much shorter, trimming down then combining parts one and three, and losing part two entirely.I wouldn’t discourage anyone from giving it a read, since they might like it better than I did. I didn’t dislike it, but I ruined a fond teenage memory by revisiting this book. Maybe the old saying is true, that you just can’t go home again… ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars Better than the movie. *by C***T on Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2022* The book has more to it than the movie, so why was it even made? It even had big name actors in it, at that time, anyway, and the movie was still a stinker! A remake would be worse because it would have nothing but T- and-A and the F- bomb in just about every scene, and actors that speak in a monotone voice like a robot or something. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Great thriller *by J***B on Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2021* My mom had suggested this book to me about 25yrs ago and i half hearted read it to appease her- she passed away last March and in a desperate feat to connect with her i grabbed this book again and reading it as an adult is a different story- i absolutely loved feeling like i could picture Clark’s Harbor having grown up going to Grays harbor - all around great thriller- --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/21589096-cry-for-the-strangers-a-novel-mass-market-paperback-july](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/21589096-cry-for-the-strangers-a-novel-mass-market-paperback-july) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-09-19*