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In the Valley of the Sun
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Ideal for readers who appreciate literary horror with complex characters and atmospheric storytelling, especially fans of supernatural thrillers and dark, psychological narratives.
One night in 1980, a man becomes a monster.
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One night in 1980, a man becomes a monster. Haunted by his past, Travis Stillwell spends his nights searching out women in West Texas honky-tonks. What he does with them doesn't make him proud, just quiets the demons for a little while.
But after Travis crosses paths one night with a mysterious pale-skinned girl, he wakes weak and bloodied in his cab-over camper the next morning—with no sign of a girl and no memory of the night before. When motel-owner Annabelle Gaskin offers the cowboy a few odd jobs to pay his board, he takes her up on the offer.
By day, he mends the old motel, insinuating himself into the lives of Annabelle and her ten-year-old son. By night, in the cave of his camper, he fights an unspeakable hunger. Before long, Annabelle and her boy come to realise that Travis is not what he seems.
Half a state away, a grizzled Texas Ranger is hunting Travis for his past misdeeds, but what he finds will lead him to a revelation far more monstrous. A man of the law, he'll have to decide how far into the darkness he'll go for the sake of justice.
When these lives converge on a dusty autumn night, an old evil will find new life—and new blood.
In the Valley of the Sun by Andy Davidson is a gripping tale of transformation, struggle, and the nature of evil. This book will take you on a haunting journey through the dark heart of Texas.
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Praise for Andy Davidson's In the Valley of the Sun:
"Turns out there's a middle space between Tender Mercies and Preacher and Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. It's called In the Valley of the Sun. And if I didn't know Andy Davidson had written it, I'd swear this was some long lost William Gay. I burned through this. It's got teeth on every page." — Stephen Graham Jones, author of Mongrels
"In the Valley of the Sun is a flint-hard, gorgeously written nightmare." — Laird Barron, author of The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All
"In the Valley of the Sun is a riveting blend of vampire horror, a serial killer's tale, and police procedural. Andy Davidson's monsters — both supernatural and all-too-human — are beautifully conceived, leading us to an easy empathy with demons we'd ordinarily flee. Here is first-rate storytelling that grabs your attention and keeps you guessing." — Dana Cameron, author of Hellbender
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781510742840
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 21 March 2019
Country: United States
Imprint: Skyhorse Publishing
Audience: General / adult
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Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 499g
Pages: 384
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About the Author
Andy Davidson holds an MFA in fiction from the University of Mississippi. Born and raised in Arkansas, he currently makes his home in Georgia, where he lives with his wife and a bunch of cats.
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