The Throat
- Published
- 1 January 1993
- Pages
- 874
- ISBN-13
- 9780586218495
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Throat closes the trilogy in 1993 as its longest volume by a wide margin at 874 pages, drawing Tom Pasmore and novelist Tim Underhill together to investigate a copycat of the original Blue Rose murders.
Key facts about The Throat
The Throat is a novel by Peter Straub. Readers have had it since 1 January 1993. It runs to 874 pages.
Our list holds 1 edition of The Throat. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780586218495 to find the main one.
The Throat is book 3 of 3 in the Blue Rose Trilogy series. The series has 3 published books. However, the series starts with Koko (1988). It is also the latest book in the series with a full release date.
Additionally, Peter Straub writes The Talisman as a separate series. Those series sit on our fantasy horror and horror shelves. Meanwhile, Other Worlds Than These is the latest published Peter Straub book on file, from 6 October 2026.
About Peter Straub
Peter Straub was an American author widely regarded as one of the most literary voices in modern horror fiction, known for novels including Ghost Story and Julia, and for his close friendship and creative partnership with Stephen King. See every Peter Straub book in order.
Its place in Blue Rose Trilogy
The Throat is book 3 in the Blue Rose Trilogy series. It follows Mystery. See the full Blue Rose Trilogy reading order.
The Blue Rose Trilogy is Peter Straub's loosely connected sequence of literary horror-mysteries, named for the words a killer leaves scrawled at each of his crime scenes in the shared fictional town of Millhaven, Illinois. Koko (1988), which won the World Fantasy Award, follows four Vietnam veterans reunited by the discovery that a wartime atrocity they buried may be resurfacing as a string of murders across Asia, each signed with the name "Koko." Mystery (1990) shifts focus to Tom Pasmore, a young boy who…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780586218495