Fromanewstarinhorrorfictioncomesaterrifyingnovelofobsession,greed,andtheshockingactionswe’lltaketoprotectthosewelove,allsetinasmalltownfilledwithdarksecrets.“IfyoulikeGradyHendrix’snovels,CliveBarker,orjustadashofLovecraftianhorror,you’regoingtolovethisone.“-SanFranciscoBookReviewPeterLarkin--Larktohisfriends--isalocalherointhesmalltownofWoffordFalls.Theonewhowenttothebigcity,foundfameintheartworld,thenreturnedhometosettledown.He’sthekindofguywhobecomesfastfriendswithalmostanyone.Hissister,Betsy,istalentedaswell.Andeccentric.UnlikeLark,shekeepstoherself.WhenLarkmeetswithafabulouslyrichclient,itseemslikearegulartransaction.Evenbeingmetatthegateofthesprawling,secludedestatebyanintimidatingsecurityguardseemsnormal.Untiltheguardplayshimalivefeed:Betsybeingabductedinrealtime.Larkisinformedthatshe’ssafefornow,butherwell-beingisentirelyinhishands.He’sgivenabook.Dowhatthebooksays,andbetsywillgofree.“Marinodrawsreadersinquickly,creatingsympathyforthecharacters,unveilingthenecessarydetailstoimmersetheminaworldofart,siblings,deadlyintrigue,andacenturies-longnefariousquest.Dreadispresentfromthestart,butitquicklyescalatesintoadisorientingcosmicterrorthattoucheseveryone.“--Booklist“Marinooffershorrorsbothexistentialandvisceral.“--M.R.Carey,authorofTheGirlwithAlltheGifts,onTheSevenVisitationsofSydneyBurgess“Darkandfascinating...NotquitelikeanythingI’veeverreadbefore.Astrange,compelling,late-nightpage-turner.Itkeptmereadingwaypastmybedtime.“--T.Kingfisher,authorofTheHollowPlaces,onTheSevenVisitationsofSydneyBurgessAlsobyAndyMarino:TheSevenVisitationsofSydneyBurgess
