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Book Synopsis“Menacing, intricately plotted, [and] intensely disorienting.” —Booklist Deep in the heat and silence of rural Tennessee, down an untraveled road, sits the forgotten town of Three Summers. Mere miles away, on an overgrown river island, stands the house that once presided over the grand plantation of Angel’s Landing, moss-draped, decrepit. Waiting. Failing crime writer Bradley Ellison and former prostitute Missy Holiday are drawn to this place, fleeing a world turned against them. For Brad, it is work—he must find a compelling story before the true-crime magazine he writes for judges him expendable. For Missy, it is recuperation—four years at "the club" have left her drained. But the price of peace is high, and soon Brad and Missy discover that something hides behind the quiet. Something moves in the night. Something that manifests itself in bizarre symbols and disturbing funeral rites. Something that twists back through time and clings in the dust of the ancient house. A presence they must uncover before their own past catches up with them.
Trade Review"An ambitious first novel full of the mysteries, histories and rituals of a Tennessee town. Full of nightmarish imagery wrapped in elegant prose, this is a strong debut." —John Langan, author of The Fisherman and Children of the Fang and Other Genealogies “Reading Broyles’s astonishing debut is like discovering a lost horror classic. Not a speck of dust will settle as you turn the pages faster and faster.” —Scott Thomas, author of Kill Creek and Violet "Buoyed by confident prose and cinematic imagery, this Southern gothic slow burn rewards close attention and will be a sure hit for fans of folklore and the occult." —Library Journal “Full of great twists and turns that always kept me on my toes.” —Cari-Leigh Williams, Barnes & Noble “The novel's brooding darkness is made even more ominous by vivid and detailed settings that drip with atmosphere. Perfect for horror fans looking for a beautifully written book.” —Marjorie DeLuca, author of The Savage Instinct “Southern gothic through and through—vivid atmosphere, creepy, and engaging.” —Danielle Hansard, Westland Public Library “Every once in a while you come across a book that you think might be made for you, and this is how I felt with almost every page of The House of Dust. The novel has all the makings of a gothic classic, but more than this, it provides an engaging story beyond the tropes and allegory, one that is wide open to interpretation.” —Vicky Brewster, Books Outside the Box “From a slow burn to an almost frantic page-turner—definitely my favorite read of the year so far.” —Levyn Lagerqvist, Science Fiction-Bokhandeln
