Part of Bleak Haven, book 4
First published 2026
Seventeen-year-old Tori Swift lives in Bleak Haven, a town that traps its residents within its borders. Each year, the Fear Farm attraction transforms the community into a night of paid terror, and most locals ignore the suspicious accidents that plague the event. Tori sees something darker at work. She believes a real killer hides among the performers and decides to expose them. Tori auditions for the Fear Farm alongside her classmates, playing the perfect villain while secretly investigating her suspects. She studies each performer, searching for signs of genuine murderous intent beneath their scripted scares. When an actual death occurs during the attraction, Tori's suspicions prove correct. A killer now roams free through Fear Farm, where screams of genuine terror blend seamlessly with theatrical frights. The murderer uses the chaos of the staged horror to mask their real crimes. Tori must identify the killer before they strike again, all while surrounded by paying customers who expect to be frightened. The final book in Vincent Ralph's Bleak Haven series traps readers in a town where escape seems impossible and danger wears the mask of entertainment.
Genres: suspense, mystery, horror, contemporary, thriller, young-adult
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, fast-paced, gritty, suspenseful, tension-filled
Tropes: amateur-detective, hidden-killer, investigation-thriller, unreliable-surroundings
Setting: Bleak Haven, Fear Farm
Period: 21st-century
240 pages · Paperback · Wednesday Books
Content warnings: death, murder, violence