Description
In the tradition of Stephen King's The Stand, acclaimed horror writer Ronald Malfi takes readers on a nightmarish journey through a post-pandemic landscape, as a devoted father seeks a safe haven for his young daughter, who may hold the key to humanity's survival...
First the birds disappeared. Then the insects took over. And the madness began…
They call it Wanderer’s Folly—a disease of delusions, of daydreams and nightmares. A plague threatening to wipe out the human race.
After two years of creeping decay, David Arlen woke up one morning thinking that the worst was over. By midnight, he’s bleeding and terrified, his wife is dead, and he’s on the run in a stolen car with his eight-year-old daughter, who may be the key to a cure.
Ellie is a special girl. Deep. Insightful. And she knows David is lying to her. Lying about her mother. Lying about what they're running from. And lying about what he sees when he takes his eyes off the road…
About the Author
Ronald Malfi is the bestselling, award-winning author of many novels and novellas in the horror, mystery, and thriller genres. In 2011, his novel,Floating Staircase, was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for best novel by the Horror Writers Association, and also won a gold IPPY award. Perhaps his most well-received novel,Come with Me(2021), about a man who learns a dark secret about his wife after she's killed, has received stellar reviews, including a starred review fromBookPage, andPublishers Weeklyhas said, "Malfi impresses in this taut, supernaturally tinged mystery... and sticks the landing with a powerful denouement. There’s plenty here to enjoy."His most recent novels,Come with Me(2021) andBlack Mouth(2022), tackle themes of grief and loss, and of the effects of childhood trauma and alcoholism, respectively. Both books have been critically praised, withPublishers WeeklycallingBlack Moutha "standout" book of the year. These novels were followed byGhostwritten(2022), a collection of four subtly-linked novellas about haunted books and the power of the written word.Ghostwrittenreceived a starred review fromPublishers Weekly, which called the book a "wonderfully meta collection...vibrantly imagined," and that "Malfi makes reading about the perils of reading a terrifying delight."Among his most popular works isDecember Park, a coming-of-age thriller set in the '90s, wherein five teenage boys take up the hunt for a child murderer in their hometown of Harting Farms, Maryland. In interviews, Malfi has expressed that this is his most autobiographical book to date. In 2015, this novel was awarded the Beverly Hills International Book Award for best suspense novel. It has been optioned several times for film.Bone White(2017), about a man searching for his lost twin brother in a haunted Alaskan mining town, was touted as "an elegant, twisted, gripping slow-burn of a novel that burrows under the skin and nestles deep," byRT Book Reviews, and has also been optioned for television by Fox21/Disney and Amazon Studios.His novelsLittle Girls(2015) andThe Night Parade(2016) explore broken families forced to endure horrific and extraordinary circumstances, which has become the hallmark for Malfi's brand of intimate, lyrical horror fiction.His earlier works, such asVia Dolorosa(2007) andPassenger(2008) explored characters with lost or confused identities, wherein Malfi experimented with the ultimate unreliable narrators. He maintained this trend in his award-winning novel,Floating Staircase(2011), which the author has suggested contains "multiple endings for the astute reader."His more "monstery" novels, such asSnow(2010) andThe Narrows(2012) still resonate with his inimitable brand of literary cadence and focus on character and story over plot. Both books were highly regarded by fans and reviewers in the genre.A bit of a departure, Malfi published the crime dramaShamrock Alleyin 2009, based on the true exploits of his own father, a former Secret Service agent. The book was optioned several times for film.Ronald Malfi was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1977, the eldest of four children, and eventually relocated to Maryland, where he currently resides along the Chesapeake Bay.When he's not writing, he's performing with the rock band VEER, who can be found at veerband.net and on Twitter at @VeerBandVisit with Ronald Malfi on Facebook, Twitter (@RonaldMalfi), or athttp://www.ronaldmalfi.com.
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