| In 1989, Gary Sheldon and his friends created their own saint. In 2018, they discover it’s become a god. Gary thought he’d escaped Kingston, Oregon, the town where his parents died and where, one tragic summer, he and a group of outcast teens turned to the supernatural to protect themselves from a deranged drug dealer. But when his wife lands her dream job as a high school principal, he is forced to return to his hometown. As Gary reconnects with old friends and his son thrives on the football team, the past feels like a distant memory. But unsettling encounters and mutilated animals in the woods reveal that the Deer Saint is still at work. Now Gary must look into his past to find answers: Who is making sacrifices to the Deer Saint? And what do they want with his family? |
“A dark tapestry of occult mystery, small-town secrets, and mounting dread … This story will sink its claws in you from the first word.”
—Tim Waggoner, Bram Stoker Award®-winning author
“This compulsively readable novel has solidified Wendy Wagner’s place as one of the most exciting writers in the genre.”
—Kealan Patrick Burke, Bram Stoker Award®-winning author of Kin and Sour Candy