When Devils Sing

In this atmospheric horror novel,four unlikely allies in a small Southern town investigate a local teen’s disappearanceand what they discover festering at the core of their community is far more sinister and ancient than they couldΓÇÖve ever imagined. For fans of She is a HauntingMexican Gothicand Midsommar. When Dawson Sumter goes missingall he leaves behind is a smattering of blood in room 4 of the debt-ridden motel owned by Neera Singh’s family. Disappearances like this aren’t uncommon in the rural Georgia town of Carrionespecially every thirteen years when a periodical cicada brood returns from undergroundshrieking their deafening screams. For NeeraDawson is another reminder that in this corner of the Souththe rich only get richerand the poorΓÇöwellnothing good comes their way. Neera sets out to investigate DawsonΓÇÖs whereaboutsΓÇöif he even still livesΓÇöalong with three other teens: Isaiahson of a prominent judge and clandestine true crime podcaster; Reidson of the wealthiest man in the region; and Samestranged daughter of the local hitman. As they find themselves entangled in a messy web of secrets and liesthey discover the riches of the adjacent Lake Clearwater community may have a terrifying source of power dating back to the townΓÇÖs founding and an ancient urban legend about three devilseach more sinister than the next. How deep does the rot goand can they find a way to escape its reach?