One House Left
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
The next twisty horror novel by New York Times bestselling author Vincent Ralph.
“Ready or not. Whatever you do. The Hiding Boy is coming for you.”
Sixteen-year-old Nate Campbell grew up in the shadow of Murder Road – a street cursed by the vengeful spirit of the Hiding Boy.
Every few years, for nearly six decades, a different house on that street has been the scene of a tragedy.
Nate and his family move to a new town as they try to outrun the curse once and for all. But, when he is pulled into his new friends’ urban legend club, new ghost stories merge with old until there is nowhere left to run.
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Ralph (Secrets Never Die) puts a harrowing twist on a familiar tale of teens exploring urban legends in this grim and suspenseful horror novel. Sixteen-year-old new kid Nate Campbell has a plan for his first day at Montgomery-Oakes High: "keep quiet, small, easily ignored," and turn away anyone who attempts to befriend him. That works until classmate Max and her friends ask Nate to join their club of misfits, the Hell Chasers. The teens share a passion for testing the reality of local myths, which Nate finds ironic, as he and his family used to live near Murder Road; as the location of numerous violent deaths over nearly a century, it has solidified into a terrifying legend. Together, the Hell Chasers investigate the tales of Murder Road by searching for its rumored patron, the Hiding Boy. But when they finally happen upon this demonic nightmare, it becomes clear that not all of them will make it out alive. As mystery and terror overlap, expectations are subverted, and character allegiances are altered. A romantic subplot somewhat lightens the pervasive gloomy atmosphere. Max has brown skin; most other characters read as white. Ages 13–up.
