by Ronald Malfi
First published 2024
Andrew Larimer has built a new life in New York. He works at a law firm, his wife expects their first child, and he has put distance between himself and Kingsport, the town where he grew up. Then a late night phone call forces him home. Andrew lies to his wife and returns to his father's deteriorating house. He reunites with four old friends who never escaped their shared past. Eric now serves as the town sheriff. Dale works in real estate after his career collapsed. Tig, Andrew's former girlfriend, remains trapped in Kingsport. Meach drinks and uses drugs while raving about a curse that haunts their group. Twenty years ago, these five friends experienced something that changed them forever. They have kept their secret buried, but Kingsport remembers. The town holds its own dark history, and the past refuses to stay dead. Andrew and his friends must confront what they did and what it cost them.
Genres: mystery, horror, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Kingsport, New York
Period: 20 years ago
400 pages · Hardcover · Titan Books
Content warnings: mental-illness, violence