In 1978 Vermont, Dr. Helen Hildreth runs a private psychiatric facility specializing in childhood disorders while raising her grandchildren, Vi and Eric. Their lives shift when Helen brings home a mute, traumatized girl named Iris to live with them. The children form a secret club focused on hunting monsters, inspired by classic horror stories. Decades later, a podcast host named Lizzy Shelley arrives in the same town to track down a legendary creature blamed for local abductions, realizing her own family history connects to the hospital’s dark genetic experiments.
This thriller serves readers attracted to modern reinterpretations of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and gothic suspense. It appeals to those interested in the ethics of experimental psychiatry and the psychology of sisterhood. The audience gains a perspective on how repressed childhood trauma manifests in adulthood and the way scientific ambition can lead to tragedy. Readers leave with a story about the thin line separating human behavior from the monstrous actions born out of isolation and medical overreach.
Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Escapist Adventurer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
