![]() ![]() “This time she goes full creepy with a haunted house story set in New Orleans that also manages to throw in a hefty dose of the history of comic books and some thoughtful consideration of the issue of gentrification. Moody and mysterious, this gothic tale touches the heart even as it wraps chilly fingers around the spine.” - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review Priest keeps the supernatural elements grounded by developing nuanced characters who feel as though they could walk off the page. Cameron gradually discovers the truth about the bridge outside Staywater, the role Claire and Daisy played in bringing peace there once, and what they are willing to do to keep Cameron safe. ![]() He makes his way to Staywater and, while awaiting news of Melanie, begins to shake the secrets of the town loose. Sometime later, Titus wakes up in the middle of the road, alone. Titus and his wife, Melanie, are traveling through the Okefenokee Swamp when they arrive at a strange, one-lane bridge. Although everyone in Staywater encourages Cam to leave, he is content to remain-until Titus Bell arrives. Cameron Spratford has lived with his elderly cousins Claire and Daisy in Staywater, Ga., since his parents abandoned him there as a toddler. “Priest (The Family Plot) spins a small, swampy urban legend into a riveting, swelteringly atmospheric story that questions just how far the residents of a Southern town will go to forget, or appease, a past they cannot bear to confront. ![]()
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