Mary: An Awakening of Terror [Paperback]

Nat Cassidys highly commercial, debut horror novelMary: An Awakening of Terror, blendsMidsommarwith elements ofAmerican Psychoand a pinch ofI'll Be Gone in the Dark.

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Mary is a quiet, middle-aged woman doing her best to blend into the background. Unremarkable. Invisible. Unknown even to herself.

But lately, things have been changing inside Mary. Along with the hot flashes and body aches, she cant look in a mirror without passing out, and the voices in her head have been urging her to do unspeakable things.

Fired from her job in New York, she moves back to her hometown, hoping to reconnect with her past and inner self. Instead, visions of terrifying, mutilated specters overwhelm her with increasing regularity and she begins auto-writing strange thoughts and phrases. Mary discovers that these experiences are echoes of an infamous serial killer.

Then the killings begin again.

Marys definitely going to find herself.

NAT CASSIDYis the author of the acclaimed novelsMary,Nestlings,and the Stoker Award nominatedRest Stop.Esquirenamed him as one of the best horror writers of this generation and among those shaping horror's next golden age. His award-winning plays have been produced across the country, including Off-Broadway and the Kennedy Center. He can also be found guest-starring on shows likeLaw & Order, Blue Bloods, Quantico,and many others. His newest novel,When the Wolf Comes Home, was named a classic by Stephen King and is aUSA Todaybestseller.

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