Bethany's Sin
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
A family moves to a small town dominated by a murderous cult Despite its eerie name, Bethany’s Sin is a pleasant place. After a life of grim poverty, this new community seems like heaven to Evan Reid and his family. With its quaint shops, manicured lawns, and fresh summer smell, the town charms the Vietnam veteran, his wife, and their daughter like nowhere else they have ever been. But beneath that cheerful façade lurks something deadly. As soon as they enter their new house, Evan is consumed by fear. He can’t place its source, but there is something about the town’s mayor, Kathryn Drago, which makes him uneasy. By day she is a harmless retired archaeologist. But at night she leads an Amazonian cult whose next ritual calls for a secret ingredient: the blood of Evan Reid.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
McCammon explores the secret geography of nightmare in this creepy, densely layered tale of ancient pagan practices re-enacted in smalltown America. Scarred Vietnam veteran Evan Reid relocates with his wife and daughter to the Pennsylvania village of Bethany's Sin, where he seeks freedom from terrifying dreams and guilt. Instead he discovers a deadly underworld of ancient pagan practices and malevolent female rage. Why do so many people vanish in the night, and what role does community leader Dr. Kathryn Drago play? Nocturnal hoofbeats, deadly spirits, and tragic disappearances herald terror for the Reid family in this modern myth of sin, sacrifice, and family. Themes of gender warfare (surprisingly undated given the book's original publication in 1980) and religious ecstasy are embodied in everyday trials of domestic relationships and careers. Vivid and sympathetic characters struggle through a complex web of occult mystery and terror, reaching a startling climax.
