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What Grows in the Dark
Written by Tony Jones Published by MIRA Books Written by Jaq Evans 2024, 288 pages, Fiction Released on 5th March 2024 Review: One of the Amazon blurbs for What Grows in the Dark, opens with “The Babadook meets The Blair Witch Project,” which is one of the biggest oversells I have come across in a while.
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What Grows in the Dark
DEBUT This creepy novel blends small-town horrors with LGBTQIA+ themes. Brigit Weylan long ago left the small town of Ellis Creek, VA, and the woods where she found her sister Emma’s body. Years later, Brigit is working as a fake medium, along with her cameraman Ian, but she’s asked to come back to Ellis Creek when two teens disappear in those same woods. As Brigit rediscovers her hometown and delves into her own past, she also discovers that whatever took Emma all those years ago now wants her.
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Book Review: 'What Grows In The Dark: A Novel' By Jaq Evans
The book is in stores on Tuesday, March 5th from MIRA. Click on the link to buy a copy. https://amzn.to/3GQiI7W It was sixteen years ago when Brigit’s sister Emma walked into the woods when they were playing a game, and never walked out. After the tragedy, Brigit left town, and has never returned. Today she’s working with Ian doing paranormal investigations, and faking the results.
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