Nowhere - Hardcover

by Allison Gunn (Author)

Mare of Easttown meets The Outsider in this spine-tingling and twisty debut about a series of disappearances in a small, fundamentalist town and what one broken family must do to remain together as dark forces close in.

After losing her young son in an accident, Rachel Kennan throws herself into her career as police chief of a small Virginia town to avoid focusing on her grief. Meanwhile, her husband, Finn, a washed-up writer whose alcoholism led to the devastating tragedy that changed everything, struggles to redeem himself before his family completely falls apart. Their two daughters are the only things keeping Rachel and Finn together, but the girls have demons of their own.

At the same time, a disturbing crime rocks their tightknit, religious community, sending Rachel chasing leads in a place that does not take kindly to outsiders. When an ominous force in the forest starts calling to the children, fear spawns hate among the townspeople, placing the Kennan family directly in the line of fire. Left with no choice but to rely on each other, Rachel and Finn must come together to face threats inside and out.

A haunting family saga and a disquieting horror debut, Nowhere draws from Appalachian folklore to caution us that true terror is what we bury in our own hearts.

Author Biography

Allison Gunn is a professional researcher, writer, and librarian. Having earned her Masters of History and a Masters of Library and Information Science at the University of Maryland in 2016, she is now a graduate student at Shepherd University for Appalachian Studies with a focus on folklore. Her debut novel, Nowhere, is an Appalachian horror tale. She resides in wonderfully weird West Virginia with her daughters, several furry overlords, and her favorite mountaineer musician. Writing is one of the very few things keeping her remotely sane.