# The Old Man's Place - Hardcover

by **Jack Mearns** (Introduction by), **John Sanford** (Author)

**"Sanford is a supreme master at squeezing the last drop of terror and excitement out of a sordid, savage situation. The story sweeps along with an ugly force that will send sensitive souls in search of smelling salts." _Pittsburgh Post-Gazette_**

A trio of vicious World War One veterans descend on the farm in the Adirondack mountains where one of them grew up and his father now lives alone. They embark on happily wreaking drunken havoc at the old man's place and in the nearby town. But when a naive, mail-order bride arrives, she ignites a tinderbox of resentment, lust, and betrayal among the men that explodes in brutal depravity, bloody violence and shocking death.

This hard-boiled, literary masterpiece, back in print for the first time in sixty years, includes a new introduction by Jack Mearns, author of _John Sanford: An Annotated Bibliography_

Previously published as _The Hard Guys_ and filmed as the 1971 motion picture _My Old Man's Place_.

"A robust tale of violence, lust, treachery and murder" _Columbus Dispatch_

"A good, exciting story told with menacing simplicity." _Baltimore Sun_

"A first-rate piece of swift-moving and dramatic story-telling in restrained and effective modern American prose." _New York Times_

"In an era of brutal fiction, _The Old Man's Place_ will take a prize for brutality. Sanford writes well. He has a talent for it. He is vivid, realistic, skillful, dramatic." _Cleveland Plain Dealer_

**Number of Pages:** 174

**Dimensions:** 0.56 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN

**Publication Date:** April 02, 2021

## Details

- **Price:** 44.53 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 44.53 USD | In stock |

## Images

- The Old Man's Place - Hardcover

---

> Source: [Smart supply deals](https://smartsupplydeals.com/products/the-old-mans-place-hardcover)
> Updated: 2026-07-21