Overview
Life in Clearwater was quiet, even a little dull for Grim, but it was better than the time he'd spent on the streets of Seattle. Then the strange girl arrived, abandoned at a roadside diner. Drugged, sick, with no memory of her past.Grim had a bad feeling about her from the beginning but he didn't say anything when his foster mother, Clara, took her in. If anyone needed a home, it was this strange, sad girl. Clara's new Angel.
As Angel's health improves and her memory returns, the hot Clearwater summer becomes increasingly strange. Insanity creeps through the small town like a plague, spawning violence, and no one is immune. And death has arrived in the form of a shadowy figure lurking in the woods at night.
Synopsis
Life in Clearwater was quiet, even a little dull for Grim, but it was better than the time he'd spent on the streets of Seattle. Then the strange girl arrived, abandoned at a roadside diner. Drugged, sick, with no memory of her past.
Grim had a bad feeling about her from the beginning but he didn't say anything when his foster mother, Clara, took her in. If anyone needed a home, it was this strange, sad girl. Clara's new Angel.
As Angel's health improves and her memory returns, the hot Clearwater summer becomes increasingly strange. Insanity creeps through the small town like a plague, spawning violence, and no one is immune. And death has arrived in the form of a shadowy figure lurking in the woods at night.
Jackie Cassada - Library Journal
The appearance of a young girl in the small town of Clearwater has a profound impact on Eugene Grim, when his foster mother gives her a home. Angel, as she is called, begins to regain her memories and her health-and strange events begin occurring, causing outbursts of insanity and madness among the citizens. Grim must find who is responsible for Death's arrival before Clearwater becomes a city of empty buildings. The author of Dragonfly and Feral shows his skill at small-town horror in this title suitable for large horror or dark fantasy collections.
Editorials
Library Journal
The appearance of a young girl in the small town of Clearwater has a profound impact on Eugene Grim, when his foster mother gives her a home. Angel, as she is called, begins to regain her memories and her health-and strange events begin occurring, causing outbursts of insanity and madness among the citizens. Grim must find who is responsible for Death's arrival before Clearwater becomes a city of empty buildings. The author of Dragonfly and Feral shows his skill at small-town horror in this title suitable for large horror or dark fantasy collections.
—Jackie Cassada