Thursday, September 5, 2024

September Spotlight Read

 

Listen, listen, this book screwed me up big time. It was so freaking good, J.H. Markert is one of my favorite horror authors right now. However, he messed with my sleep cycle. I have weird dreams, don't stay asleep, and should not read them at bedtime. Yet, here we are because I will be reading Mister Lullaby during the spooky season, and I will read at night, curled in bed with my cat. So if you like a book that emotionally slaps you in the face. This is the book for you! I also read this early thanks to NetGalley and will get a physical copy. While I have no current need to read it again. I do want the complete set of Markert's books!

 

The sole survivor of a serial killer might hold the key to stopping a new spree of murders in this propulsive thriller in the vein of The Black Phone and The Whisper Man.

Dark and twisting at every turn, fans of Catriona Ward will love this chilling new tale from the deviously inventive horror author that Peter Farris calls the “clear heir to Stephen King.”

Beware the one who got away . . .

Father Silence once terrorized the rural town of Twisted Tree, disguising himself as a priest to prey on the most vulnerable members of society. When the police finally found his “House of Horrors,” they uncovered nineteen bodies and one survivor–a boy now locked away in a hospital for the criminally insane.

Nearly two decades later, Father Silence is finally put to death, but by the next morning, the detective who made the original arrest is found dead. A new serial killer is taking credit for the murder and calling himself the Outcast.

The detective’s daughter, Tess Claibourne, is a detective herself, haunted by childhood trauma and horrified by the death of her father and the resurgence of Father Silence’s legacy.

When Tess’s daughter is kidnapped by the Outcast, Tess is forced to face her worst fears and long-buried memories. With no leads to follow, she travels back to Twisted Tree to visit the boy who survived and see what secrets might be buried in the tangled web of his broken mind.

With captivating prose and an old-school horror flair, Sleep Tight is a must-read, haunting tale from a true master of the genre.




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