"Eerie, atmospheric, and simmering with dread. Not to be missed."βRory Power, New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls
"A mystery that demands to be read in one setting."βKara Thomas, author of The Cheerleaders
In this gripping literary horror, Caseβs best friend goes missing, forcing her into a bizarre, cultlikeβand possibly murderousβworld, perfect for fans of The Honeys and Mexican Gothic. Something bad happened here.
When Case arrives at a run-down, ivy-covered house tucked deep in the West Texas woods, an ashy haze lingers in the air and the sky is tissue-paper pink. Her best friend Drea has been living here with a few classmates Case has never met, and Drea asked her to visit in a letter dated two weeks ago. But now Drea is nowhere to be found.
Dreaβs roommates canβtβor wonβtβanswer questions, leaving Case to search alone. She finds bits of Dreaβs journal hidden in the tiles of the bathroom wall, in a beat-up cooler by the muddy river, wedged into the frame of her closet door. As Case pieces together Dreaβs life in this strange house, the roommatesβ behavior puts her increasingly on edgeβand sheβs not the only one. The animals nearby are lashing out, attacking each other, threatening the humans.
Something bad happened in this house. Something that must be connected to Dreaβs disappearance. And if she gets too close to the truth, Case just might be next.