First published 2026
Father Shane Ryan sits across from Cardinal Jacobs, bewildered by the unexpected summons. The Cardinal knows about Ryan's past as an FBI analyst and needs those skills now. A priest has vanished from a remote Newfoundland island after making a desperate call for help. Meanwhile, Constable Miriam Rideout defies her superiors and takes the ferry to investigate when official channels fail. Ryan and Rideout find themselves trapped on an island that defies logic. The fishing port sits empty of boats. No stores or cars exist in the town. Strange purple wildflowers bloom everywhere. The locals smile but hide secrets. Neither investigator trusts the other, yet survival demands they work together. Something ancient and ravenous stirs beneath the island's surface, and the residents have no intention of allowing anyone to leave. The missing priest case transforms into a fight against supernatural forces that have waited centuries to feed.
Genres: mystery, horror, supernatural, adult, adult-fiction, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, eerie, fast-paced, suspenseful, unsettling
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, investigation-gone-wrong, trapped-setting
Setting: Newfoundland, Remote Island, Fishing Port
320 pages · Hardcover · DAW
Content warnings: death, violence