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Synopsis
Gloosecap Island, off the coast of Maine...shrouded in fog...ringed by icy gray water. Here the Carlson family comes home to a tortuously intensifying nightmare -- first in the guise of a beautiful but calculating woman, then in the shape of a vengeful wraith with glistening bones...coils of black hair...cold, staring eyes...and a horrifying command of this living world. Born in violent death not even the long past could bury...molded by a hatred that feeds the dark, she will haunt John, Julia, and their daughter Bri, in pursuit of the ultimate retribution. For hers is an unholy call ofr blood for blood that nothing can stop...except the one terrifying price no man...and, especially, no woman...can ever pay.
Winter Wake: content & age rating
Intended for adult readers (18+).
This supernatural horror novel features a vengeful female wraith stalking a family on a remote Maine island, with intense violence, psychological terror, and themes of violent death and retribution that are too graphic and disturbing for younger readers.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, mild sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include murder, death, and grief (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Adult readers who enjoy atmospheric ghost stories with family-in-peril scenarios will find this coastal Maine horror tale chilling.