Coffin Moon
A Novel
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
“This is mind-blowingly good. A horror novel that will keep you awake long after you turn the last page.”—Stephen King
From the author of Fever House and The Devil by Name: a Vietnam veteran and his adopted niece hunt—and are hunted by—the vampire that slaughtered their family.
“Grabs you by the throat and doesn’t relent.”—Cassandra Khaw, author of Nothing But Blackened Teeth
A VULTURE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
It’s the winter of 1975, and Portland, Oregon, is all sleet and neon. Duane Minor is back home after a tour in Vietnam, a bartender just trying to stay sober; save his marriage with his wife, Heidi; and connect with his thirteen-year-old niece, Julia, now that he’s responsible for raising her. Things aren’t easy, but Minor is scraping by.
Then a vampire walks into his bar and ruins his life.
When Minor crosses John Varley, a killer who sleeps during the day beneath loose drifts of earth and grows teeth in the light of the moon, Varley brutally retaliates by murdering Heidi, leaving Minor broken with guilt and Julia filled with rage. What’s left of their splintered family is united by only one desire: vengeance.
So begins a furious, frenzied pursuit across the Pacific Northwest and beyond. From grimy alleyways to desolate highways to snow-lashed plains, Minor and Julia are cast into the dark orbit of undead children, silver bullet casters, and the bevy of broken men transfixed by Varley’s ferocity. Everyone’s out for blood.
Gritty, unforgettable, and emotionally devastating, Coffin Moon asks what will be left of our humanity when grief transmutes into violence, when monsters wear human faces, and when our thirst for revenge eclipses everything else.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Rosson, who put a fresh spin on the zombie apocalypse trope in the Fever House duology, is equally creative with vampires in this brilliant horror novel set in 1970s Oregon. After returning from the Vietnam War, Duane Minor takes a job at a bar owned by his in-laws. He and his wife, Heidi, adjust to their new roles caring for Duane's emotionally scarred niece, Julia, who witnessed her now incarcerated mother murder Julia's abusive stepfather. When Duane, who's just as troubled by all the death he witnessed and caused in battle, learns that his mother-in-law is allowing enigmatic drug dealer John Varley to operate out of the bar, he fears he and his family will end up in trouble with the law. Duane promptly kicks out Varley and his crew, but Varley won't go down without a fight. In retaliation, Varley kills Heidi, one of a string of brutal murders that leave Duane and Julia devastated—and hungry for revenge. Over the course of the ensuing game of cat and mouse, it becomes clear that Varley is something more than human. Rosson expertly balances action and character development to craft an edge of the seat thrill ride. Readers will be hooked.
