Dead Water by C. A. Fletcher (2022, Hardcover)

There is a marking on the cover shown but this is how I bought it off the shelf. Never been read. In a chilling blend of folk horror and twisting suspense, this modern masterpiece depicts isolation and dread within a small island community. There's something in the water... On the edge of the Northern Atlantic lies a remote island. The islanders are an outwardly harmonious community—but all have their own secrets, some much darker than others. And when a strange disorder begins to infect them all, those secrets come to light. Ferry service fails and contact with the mainland is lost. Rumors begin to swirl as a temporary inconvenience grows into nightmarish ordeal. The fabric of the once tight-knit island is unnervingly torn apart—and whatever the cause, the question soon stops being how or why it happened, but who, if anyone, will survive. Genres Horror Fiction Thriller Fantasy Mystery Science Fiction Mystery Thriller Zombies Adult Dystopia Tags: Christmas Holiday Shopping Gift Ideas Christmas Gift