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Golden’s (The House of Last Resort) latest is a hair-raising siren song of horror. While battening down the hatches of his research project aboard a derelict ship grounded in the Gulf for an upcoming storm, Charlie Book is suddenly launched on an otherworldly mission to save a child and his old flame from a coven of terrifying witches. The claustrophobic ship, with the ever-reaching roots and branches of mangroves that have grown up through the hull, is a perfect setting. The novel combines the thrill of survival horror, the wince of body horror, and the spine-tingling chill of the occult. Golden’s skill is on full display here as he crafts crackling action scenes, a horrifying creature, great dialogue, and an inclusive cast of characters.
VERDICT Golden’s writing sings in this novel, as he flexes impressive literary chops that will grip readers’ attention and expertly captures the current witchcraft zeitgeist. As companion read-alikes, suggest John Durgin’s Kosa, Grady Hendrix’s Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, and Thomas Olde Heuvelt’s Hex.
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