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But as she draws closer to answers, she realizes that the foundation of her seemingly normal town might be rotten at the centre. So when Lauren has a vision of a monster dragging the remains of the girls through the woods, she knows she can’t just do nothing. Even her best friend, Miranda, has become more interested in boys than in spending time at the old ghost tree, the way they used to when they were kids. After all, the year before her father’s body was found with his heart missing, and since then everyone has moved on. A true page-turner, The Ghost Tree is sharp, nasty, and unflinching in presenting its supernatural and everyday horrors.”įorthcoming from Berkley 8 September 2020 The Ghost Tree by Christina Henry is available for pre-order now.SUMMARY: When the bodies of two girls are found torn apart in her hometown, Lauren is surprised, but she also expects that the police won’t find the killer.

Paul Tremblay ( The Cabin at the End of the World, Survivor Song) says: “In the mid-1980s, a terrible curse mixes with the dark hearts of prejudice and misogyny to feed on small suburb of Chicago. With her latest novel, Henry revisits the 1980’s with a supernatural tale of small town horror that’s timely and relevant to our world now.

She is the author of Alice, Red Queen, Looking Glass, The Girl in Red, Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook, The Mermaid, and the Black Wings series featuring Agent of Death Madeline Black. The closer Lauren gets to the answers, the more she discovers Smiths Hollow may be rotten at the core.Ĭhristina Henry hails from Chicago, where she writes horror and dark fantasy. She can’t just move on like everyone else.

Now Miranda has boys on her mind, no longer spending her time at the old ghost tree liked they used to.Ī terrifying vision of a monster dragging the girl’s remains through the woods compels Lauren to act. Lauren is surprised, but based on when her father’s body was found in a similar fashion a year before, she doesn’t have much faith in the police finding the killer.Įveryone has moved on, even Lauren’s best friend Miranda.

In Smiths Hollow, this is starting to become a normal occurrence. Two girls, torn apart in a terrible murder. “With her latest novel, Henry revisits the 1980’s with a supernatural tale of small town horror that’s timely and relevant to our world now.”