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Synopsis
It is raining… Guy Renford is fresh out of prison. His life is in ruins; he is estranged from his wife and daughter. So he returns to the Yorkshire town of Stonegrave to try and recover what he once held dear. But a presence is watching from behind the endless rainstorm, something that wants revenge and has not come alone. …and still it rains… Rosie sees ghosts, and has done since childhood. These sorrowful visions of drowned schoolgirls are linked to a past she fled to America to escape. But you can never run from your destiny, and something is calling Rosie back to rainy Stonegrave, the home of her worst nightmares. …and rains… Slowly the lives of these two people are drawn together in a town cut off by floods, and at the height of the storm they will be forced to battle a relentless foe that uses the deluge as cover, stalking them from within a merciless onslaught of rain.
Rain Dogs: content & age rating
Intended for adult readers (18+).
This dark fantasy horror contains strong supernatural violence, themes of revenge and death (including drowned schoolgirls), psychological horror, imprisonment backstory, and intense atmospheric dread throughout the flood-isolated setting.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include death, child death, and grief (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Adult readers who love atmospheric horror will find the creeping supernatural menace and flood-trapped setting intensely compelling.