Sleep Tight - J. H. Markert

The sole survivor of a serial killer might hold the key to stopping a new spree of murders in this propulsive horror thriller in the vein of The Black Phone and The Whisper Man. nDark and twisting at every turn, fans of Catriona Ward will love this chilling new tale from the deviously inventive horror author that Peter Farris calls the clear heir to Stephen King. n nBeware the one who got away .

. . n nFather Silence once terrorized the rural town of Twisted Tree, disguising himself as a priest to prey on the most vulnerable members of society.

When the police finally found his House of Horrors, they uncovered nineteen bodies and one survivor-a boy now locked away in a hospital for the criminally insane. n nNearly two decades later, Father Silence is finally put to death, but by the next morning, the detective who made the original arrest is found dead. A new serial killer is taking credit for the murder and calling himself the Outcast.

n nThe detective's daughter, Tess Claibourne, is a detective herself, haunted by childhood trauma and horrified by the death of her father and the resurgence of Father Silence's legacy. n nWhen Tess's daughter is kidnapped by the Outcast, Tess is forced to face her worst fears and long-buried memories. With no leads to follow, she travels back to Twisted Tree to visit the boy who survived and see what secrets might be buried in the tangled web of his broken mind.

n nWith captivating prose and an old-school horror flair, Sleep Tight is a must-read, haunting tale from a true master of the genre.n