From the moment Melanie stepped foot in the conservative town, gruesome events build on a shameful past long thought buried. Decades later, she returns to the infamous town for… closure? Professional redemption? Fame and fortune? Her motivations differ between who you ask in the small sleepy town of Forest Grove. Melanie Holden is the sole survivor of a campground massacre. I thought I knew the end before it even began. I thought the story was reminiscent of “Head Full of Ghosts” by Paul Tremblay. Going into this novel, I thought I had it all figured out. What I Thought:Ī classic slasher, layered like an onion. The stalk-and-slash suspense of Friday the 13th meets the small town mystery of Sharp Objects in this white-knuckle horror story of a final girl’s revenge. And Melanie is going to discover she has a lot more to lose than just her mind. Motivated by a lucrative publishing offer, as well as a desire to free herself from recurring nightmares, Melanie’s research into the murderer’s life brings resistance from all directions as she uncovers skeletons in Forest Grove’s past.īecause of Melanie, a long-held secret is about to be revealed-one that somebody is willing to kill for in order to protect. Today, Melanie’s teaching career has bottomed out and left her with no choice but to return to the scene of the crime. A quarter-century since teenage counsellor Melanie Holden left him mortally wounded and escaped with her life. It’s been twenty-five years since Cyrus Hoyt’s infamous killing spree at Camp Forest Grove.
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