The Breaking Point, By Daphne Du Maurier

This collection of eight eerie stories was written when Du Maurier was close to mental collapse after discovering her husband's infidelity, and they echo the intense psychological gloom that threatened to envelop her.

Readers are taken into an imaginative abyss occupied by men with murderous desires, sick wives and lonely children whose fantasy lives contain paranormal horror, serving as perfect examples of the timeless appeal of suspense stories, of which Du Maurier was supreme master.