Wendell,New World Reviews
“A must for anyone who enjoys a literary roller-coaster ride with a deliciously grotesque streak.”
—Litara Angeli,Dark Realms magazine
“This is a fat rich gorgeous tale that demands to be paid attention to. Maberry is not fooling around.”
—Cemetery Dance
ALSO BY JONATHAN MABERRY
Ghost Road Blues
Vampire Universe (with David F. Kramer)
Dead Man’s Song
Cryptopedia: A Dictionary of the Weird, Strange & Downright Bizarre
Zombie CSU
BAD MOON RISING
JONATHAN MABERRY
KENSINGTON BOOKS
Kensington Publishing Corp.
www.kensingtonbooks.com
KENSINGTON BOOKS are published by
Kensington Publishing Corp.
119 West 40th Street
New York, NY 10018
Copyright © 2008 Jonathan Maberry
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of the publisher, excepting brief quotes used in reviews.
Lyrics from “Messed Up World” by Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater; used by permission of the artist.
Lyrics from “Weary When You Run” by Harry Manx; used by permission of the artist.
Lyrics from “Ghost Road Blues” by A. L. Sirois; used by permission of the artist.
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places, events, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
KENSINGTON BOOKS and the K logo are Reg. U.S. Pat. & TM Off.
eISBN-13: 978-1-4967-0544-0
eISBN-10: 1-4967-0544-0
ISBN-13: 978-1-4967-0541-9
ISBN-10: 1-4967-0541-6
To Alvy & Kittie West
Contents
Acknowledgments
Author’s Note
Prologue
Part One
America’s Haunted Holidayland
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Part Two
Born Under a Bad Sign
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Part Three
The Red Wave
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Epilogue
Afterword
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thanks to my wonderful agent, Sara Crowe of Harvey Klinger, Inc.; my terrific editor at Kensington, Michaela Hamilton; and to the great Doug Mendini.
Thanks to Chief Pat Priore of the Tullytown Police Department; Peter Lukacs, MD; Dale Blum, RPh; Lisa and Eric Gressen, MD; and Larry Kaplan, DDS, for extensive technical information. Any errors that remain in the book are purely the author’s doing.
Thanks
