The Boy From Under

Victor Daly, a successful family court lawyer in Vancouver, BC, finds himself on the hunt for his biological mother after he recognizes the victim of an unsolved missing-person case on the evening news. When DNA analysis confirms Crystal Doer was his mother, he follows a forensic trail back to his own birthplace - and into a horrifying world of imprisonment, perversion and abuse.

The Boy From Under is a psychological thriller that points a literary flashlight into the realm of repressed memory - formative experiences that influence our behavior, and infiltrate our dreams.

Craig Spence has published three novels: Josh & the Magic Vial, Einstein Dog and Blowdown. Josh & the Magic Vial was shortlisted for a BC Bookprize. Said CM Magazine: "This is a tale of the struggle between good and evil and the power of love. The story is well written and flows with enough goings-on to make the reader keep turning the pages. The characters of the young people are portrayed realistically enough, and the dialogue flows. I suspect that this is a book some adults will pick up once their children set it down. Highly Recommended."

The Boy From Under builds tension with the same mix of action and psychic intrigue. "I believe the most exciting passages in a book confront the reader and the characters with dangerous situations that they know are true, but they can't quite believe. The holy grail they are seeking is the information that makes sense of their dilemmas and nightmares. That's what drives Victor Daly on the hunt for his birth mother, a journey that risks bodily harm, damage to his existing relationships, and untold psychological terrors."

It's a book that travels through spiritual, emotional, cultural and social dimensions. Along the way readers, and the protagonists, will experience a full range of emotions: love, hatred, fear and ecstasy. The book transforms an ordinary life into an adventure of epic proportions.