by Karen Fisher
First published 2024
George Luna witnessed something impossible thirty years ago when he discovered his brother's corpse on Old Mino Road. He fled Cat's Cradle, Indiana and never looked back. Now another teenager has died in exactly the same manner, in exactly the same spot. George believes something supernatural killed his brother, and it has returned. He comes back to the small town he abandoned and teams up with Abe Baxendale, a local witch, to hunt down the entity responsible. Detective Cortland Bloom investigates the new death and becomes drawn into an old town legend. Maggie Holbrook confronts a dark family legacy she can no longer avoid. The residents of Cat's Cradle must face the buried secrets that have festered beneath their wholesome community for decades.
Genres: mystery, horror, supernatural, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful
Tropes: returning-home, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Cat's Cradle, Indiana, Old Mino Road
Period: 30 years ago, present day
356 pages · Paperback · Joe Meeks