The Boys of Summer by Richard Cox

The Boys of Summer

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Richard Cox

Night Shade Books · Ebook · September 6, 2016

Both a haunting coming-of-age story set in North Texas against the backdrop of a deadly tornado, and a character-driven, deeply-affecting supernatural thriller.

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Who it’s for
For a fast, eerie read that keeps grief, survival, and suspense in the same room.
Genres
Supernatural Thrillers, Coming-of-Age, Horror
Published
Night Shade Books, September 6, 2016

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About this book

Both a haunting coming-of-age story set in North Texas against the backdrop of a deadly tornado, and a character-driven, deeply-affecting supernatural thriller. In 1979, a massive tornado devastates the city of Wichita Falls, Texas, leaving scores dead, thousands homeless, and nine-year-old Todd Willis in a coma, fighting for his life. Four years later, Todd awakens to a world that looks the same but feels different in a way he can't quite grasp.

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For Todd, it's a struggle to separate fact from fiction as he battles lingering hallucinations from his long sleep. The new friends Todd makes in 1983 are fascinated with his experience and become mesmerized by his strange relationship with the world. Together the five boys come of age during a dark, fiery summer where they find first love, betrayal, and a secret so terrible they agree to never speak of it again. But darkness returns to Wichita Falls twenty-five years later, and the boys--now men--are forced to reunite and confront the wounds from their past. When their memories of that childhood summer refuse to align with reality, the friends embark upon a search for truth that will threaten their lives, and transform their understanding of each other--and the world itself--forever.

Dark Summer

For a fast, eerie read that keeps grief, survival, and suspense in the same room.

Come here for

  • dark summer tension
  • mystery with an edgy, playful bite

Expect

  • YA survival stakes
  • supernatural thriller energy

Where it sits

Coming-of-Age77%
Horror67%
Supernatural Thrillers67%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Ghost Stories
  • Psychological Fiction
  • Suspense
Authors
Richard Cox
Publisher
Night Shade Books
Published
September 6, 2016
Format
Ebook
Reading lane
Ghost Stories