by Bobby Hall
First published 2019
Flynn's life has hit rock bottom. Recently dumped and living with his mother, he lands what should be a simple job at the local supermarket. He needs the steady paycheck and routine to pull himself out of his depression. The work gives him purpose, a reason to get up each morning. But Flynn quickly realizes his new workplace hides disturbing secrets. One morning he arrives to find a crime scene. The discovery forces Flynn to confront the dark truth about his own fractured mental state. As reality blurs around him, Flynn realizes something sinister lurks in the store's aisles. He doesn't want to dig deeper, but whatever haunts the supermarket seems drawn to him. The mundane retail environment becomes a maze of psychological terror where Flynn must face his own tortured mind.
Genres: mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller, psychological-thriller, dark
Vibes: dark, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fractured-reality, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Supermarket
Period: Contemporary
288 pages · Paperback · Simon & Schuster
Content warnings: mental-illness, violence