Violet - by Scott Thomas (Paperback)

About the Book When Kris and her young daughter move back into her childhood home, Kris discovers that the sadistic imaginary friend she had as a child is very real, and plans to trap her in the house forever. Book Synopsis Selected by Library Journal as one of the best horror books of 2019 "The sheer, skin-crawling fright is masterful. Thomas has crafted an indelible story...all wrapped in a supernatural shroud that unfurls from the heart of America. Whether or not thoughts can breathe, books certainly can, and Violet does exactly that." --Jason Heller, National Public Radio "Don't let anybody tell you this book is a slow burn-- Violet travels at the speed of horror." --Josh Malerman, New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box For many children, the summer of 1988 was filled with sunshine and laughter. But for ten-year-old Kris Barlow, it was her chance to say goodbye to her dying mother. Three decades later, loss returns--her husband killed in a car accident. And so, Kris goes home to the place where she first knew pain--to that summer house overlooking the crystal waters of Lost Lake. It's there that Kris and her eight-year-old daughter will make a stand against grief. But a shadow has fallen over the quiet lake town of Pacington, Kansas. Beneath its surface, an evil has grown--and inside that home where Kris Barlow last saw her mother, an old friend awaits her return. Review Quotes

"The sense of dread builds slowly in this atmospheric, character-driven tale." --Library Journal , selected as a Best Horror Book of 2019 "Thomas is a horror novelist who will be camping out on your shelves for years to come." -- Booklist (starred review) "Thomas conjures the power of grief with dreadful clarity, rendering the entity's vengeance as inevitable as it is chilling. It's a gruesome, ghostly, yet moving tale of love, loss, and the endless power of memory." -- Publishers Weekly "The sheer, skin-crawling fright is masterful. Thomas has crafted an indelible story...all wrapped in a supernatural shroud that unfurls from the heart of America. Whether or not thoughts can breathe, books certainly can, and Violet does exactly that." --Jason Heller, National Public Radio "A master class in immersion. Don't let anybody tell you this book is a slow burn-- Violet travels at the speed of horror." --Josh Malerman, New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box and A House at the Bottom of a Lake "Unputdownable nightmare fuel. Some of the most compelling storytelling I've read in a long time." --Sadie Hartmann, Cemetery Dance "Not since Peter Straub's Ghost Story has a book so fully mesmerized and terrified me." --Shane D. Keene, Horror DNA "Thomas cuts even deeper and darker. If you weren't already a fan, this should be the book to do it." --Sam Reader, Barnes & Noble