After coming out the gate with one of last year’s scariest books, The October Film Haunt, Michael Wehunt has announced his sophomore novel, Nightjars.
Described as “Memento meets Dracula,” the 352-page vampire novel explores the monsters that dwell at the heart of us all through the story of a man exposed for crimes he doesn’t remember committing.
“This one is leaner, bloodier, darker, and full of my grim heart,” said Wehunt. “It tore so many emotions out of me getting it onto paper.”
Here’s the full synopsis:
“One rainy night on a first date, Luke Oshel’s new crush never comes back from the restroom. But she leaves an old photograph under her napkin—Luke as a child, a dead body in the shadows of his bedroom, and a terrifying masked man. He has no recollection of this event.
“Then more photos disrupt his life—Luke posing with murder victims, covered in blood—and he falls back into the deep paranoia and repressed memories he’s tried to leave behind.
“All the drugs and alcohol, therapy, and hypnosis sessions have never conquered his deepest fear—that he hasn’t escaped the hidden legacy of his father, who killed his victims by exsanguination before his own death. But now there is a new string of serial killings, and the evidence all points to Luke.
“As his journey to uncover the truth unfolds in the North Georgia Appalachians, a threat arises that will risk everything he holds close, including his ex-wife and their young daughter. Now Luke must chase his father’s darkness through a centuries-old secret and learn what monsters truly are. And decide if he’s one of them.”
Nightjars will be published on September 29 via St. Martin’s Press.
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