From Bram Stoker Awardâwinning author Nancy Holder comes a chilling novel of horror on the sea. This is how it will be when you drown. . . .
At a sun-washed dock in Long Beach, California, the creaky freighter, Morris, loaded with brightly colored boxcars, takes on passengers. Among the vacationers: a disgruntled yuppie couple, a child stricken by cancer, a woman searching for her lost husband, and a female cop packing a .38 and bitter memories of a boy who drowned before her eyes.
In seas of love and blood they will drown, one at a time. And for their company, they will have those who have drowned before themâand those who have received a message in a bottle. . . .
Praise for Dead in the Water
âDead in the Water is saturated with brooding, claustrophobic, hallucinatory menace. Nancy Holderâs vivid voice and sharp characterization make it all real. Iâm never going on a boat again!ââPoppy Z. Brite
âDead in the Water is an involving and truly frightening book. This is the kind of horror that gets underneath your skin and works its way into your soul. Real terror . . . for those daring enough to take the trip. I enjoyed it immensely.ââRick Hautala
âNancy Holder proves why sheâs an award-winning author. Eerieâeffectiveâexcellent! A chilling combination of Lifeboat, Ship of Fools, and John Carpenterâs The Fog, Dead in the Water keeps you treading water with every page, gasping for breath, sucking you under. A nightmare cruise into black waters and terrifying depths.ââLisa Cantrell
âIâd feel safer in the water with Jaws.ââBrian Lumley
âA nasty tale well told, infused with the eerily surreal quality of fevered nightmares. Discovering Nancy Holder is like finding a vein of true horror gold.ââCheri Scotch
âMan the lifeboats. Don your life jacket. Nancy Holder takes you on a cruise you wonât soon forget. Scary stuff.ââMaxine OâCallaghan
âI couldnât put it down! A whale of a tale. A page-turnerâthe first sentence will hook you and what follows will reel you in. Dead in the Water is fast-paced and exciting, mysterious and spooky!ââChris Curry
âNancy Holder enshrouds fascinating characters within a chilling atmosphere and creates a relentless tale of terror at sea. Holder is one of my favorite writers.ââElizabeth Massie
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