Only child

Long out of print, this novel is known by both of its names--Only Child and Stranglehold. It is the story of spousal and child abuse to the extreme. "Arthur Danse is one of Ketchum's nost dark and frightening creations. A user, a violent abuser and quite possibly much, much worse. And it falls to his wife Lydia to protect the life and sanity of both herself and her six-year-old son--their only child."--Cover.