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Title details for The Devil Crept In by Ania Ahlborn - Available

The Devil Crept In

by Ania Ahlborn
Eric Michael Summerer
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Young Jude Brighton has been missing for three days, and while the search for him is in full swing in the small town of Deer Valley, Oregon, the locals are starting to lose hope. They're well aware that the first forty-eight hours are critical and after that, the odds usually point to a worst-case scenario. And despite Stevie Clark's youth, he knows that, too; he's seen the cop shows. He knows what each ticking moment may mean for Jude, his cousin and best friend. That, and there was that boy, Max Larsen-the one from years ago, found dead after also disappearing under mysterious circumstances. And then there were the animals: pets gone missing out of yards. For years, the residents of Deer Valley have murmured about these unsolved crimes . . . and that a killer may still be lurking around their quiet town. Now, fear is reborn-and for Stevie, who is determined to find out what really happened to Jude, the awful truth may be too horrifying to imagine.

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  • Release date

    February 7, 2017

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781494590338
      • File size: 315188 KB
      • Duration: 10:56:38

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from November 21, 2016
      Lauded author Ahlborn (Within These Walls) delivers a beautiful and deftly wrought horror story of mothers, sons, and the delicate bond between cousins. Ten-year-old Stevie Clark of Deer Valley, Ore., is a word-salad stutterer with one friend in the world: his older cousin Jude. When Jude goes missing, Stevie is the only one who takes it seriously, and he knows the creepy house in the woods must be involved. Despite an uninterested town and his own fear, Stevie embarks on an investigation that convinces him there’s a monster lurking in the woods. The real horror comes when Jude abruptly returns and Stevie must accept that he may still have lost his friend. With sympathetic attention paid to the relationships between overwhelmed mothers and the sons they can’t save from evil, and prose that elegantly evokes tension while illustrating Stevie’s rich inner world, readers will be engrossed and thrilled right through to the chewy final twist.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Eric Michael Summerer expertly captures a troubled child's nightmare reality. He builds a lingering sense of dread that turns this slow burn of a horror novel into a taut and addictive listening experience. Stevie Clark's cousin, Jude, has vanished, and after three days, the community is losing hope he'll be found. Desperate to find Jude, Stevie begins to uncover stories about missing pets and a murdered boy, and begins to realize that something horrific is lurking in his small town. Summerer grounds listeners in Stevie's reality, performing each distinct character the way he or she sounds in his young mind. Playing up Stevie's bewilderment and growing panic, Summerer keeps listeners thoroughly unsettled right up to the final, stunning, twist in this superb story. B.E.K. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine

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