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A Goodreads Most Anticipated Horror Novel
Four not likely allies in a small metropolis investigate a nearby teen’s disappearance, and what they find out festering at the center in their community is far more sinister and historical than they might’ve ever imagined.
When Dawson Sumter is going lacking, all he leaves at the back of is a smattering of blood in room 4 of the debt-ridden inn owned by way of Neera Singh’s circle of relatives.
Disappearances like this aren’t uncommon inside the rural Georgia city of Carrion, in particular every thirteen years whilst a periodical cicada brood returns from underground, shrieking their deafening screams.
For Neera, Dawson is every other reminder that in this nook of the South, the wealthy most effective get richer, and the bad—nicely, nothing proper comes their way.
Neera sets out to research Dawson’s whereabouts—if he even still lives—at the side of 3 other young adults: Isaiah, son of a outstanding judge and clandestine real crime podcaster; Reid, son of the wealthiest guy within the location; and Sam, estranged daughter of the local hitman.
As they locate themselves entangled in a messy web of secrets and lies, they discover the riches of the adjacent Lake Clearwater network can also have a terrifying supply of energy dating back to the city’s founding and an historic city legend about three devils, each extra sinister than the following.
How deep does the rot cross, and might they discover a manner to get away its attain?
