In the Devil's Cradle
Published on 8. November 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
246 pages
978-1-956252-03-3 (ISBN)
Description
Senator William Esquival is in a rush to save his family's life. Fleeing political persecution, William takes his family from the capital and flees to the family stronghold of Rio Rojo, a town known as the birthplace of William's ancestor, a powerful former dictator whose legacy haunts the nation of Antioch. But even as the Esquival family seeks refuge, the country continues to fray around them. As Antioch bleeds, ancient hatreds, secrets, and ghosts pour from its wounds.
From S. L. Edwards comes debut novel In the Devil's Cradle, a captivating haunted house story where the house is an entire country, a nation coming apart due to influences both internal and external, both natural and supernatural.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
352 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-956252-03-3 (9781956252033)
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Person
S. L. Edwards is a world-traveling Texan finally headed home. He enjoys dark fiction, dark poetry and darker beer. His debut short story collection, Whiskey and Other Unusual Ghosts is being re-released by Journalstone, who published his second collection, The Death of An Author. In the Devil's Cradle is his first novel.