For those who love their horror with a hint of gothic Americana, heart and bite, Coffin Moon could be right up your street! The upcoming novel is from Fever House author Keith Rosson and sees a Vietnam veteran and his adopted niece hunt – and are hunted by – the vampire that slaughtered their family.
Alongside revealing the stunning cover (above), we have an exclusive sneak peek to share with you. But first, here is the official synopsis…
It’s the winter of 1975, and Duane Minor, back home in Portland, Oregon after a tour in Vietnam, is struggling to quell his anger and keep his drinking in check, keep his young marriage intact, and keep the nightmares away. Things get even more complicated when his thirteen-year-old niece, Julia, is sent across the country to live with her Aunt Heidi and Uncle Duane after a tragedy. But slowly, carefully, guided by Heidi’s love and patience, the three of them are building a family.
Then Minor crosses the wrong man: John Varley, a criminal with a bloody history and a trail of bodies behind him. Varley, who sleeps during the day beneath loose drifts of earth and grows teeth in the light of the moon. In an act of brutal retaliation, Varley kills Heidi, leaving Minor broken with guilt and Julia shot through with rage. The two of them are left united by only one thing: the desire for vengeance.
As their quest brings them into the dark orbit of immortal, undead children, silver bullet casters, and the bevy of broken men drawn to Varley’s ferocity, Minor and Julia follow his path of destruction from the gritty alleyways of 1970s Portland to the desolate highways of the Northwest and the snow-lashed plains of North Dakota – only to have him turn his vicious power back on them. Who will prevail, who will survive, and what remains of our humanity when our thirst for revenge trumps everything else?
Vampires? 70s America? Bloody revenge? Count us in! Coffin Moon is out this September, but if you’d like a sneak peek into the novel right now, we have Chapter One exclusively for you to read!
Click on the image below to read Chapter One of Coffin Moon.
Coffin Moon is published by Black Crow Books on 09 September. Pre order now.
