The Dark We Know

From Gillian Flynn Books, a lyrical young adult horror by debut author Wen-yi Lee thats perfect for fans ofShe Is a Haunting, Stephen KingsIT, andThe Haunting of Hill House.

“Wen-yi Lee has crafted a dark and compelling supernatural mystery buoyed by earnestly written, queer-centric characters. I am enthralled!” Gillian Flynn

Growing up in Slater, Isadora Chang never felt at ease in the repressive small town, even before she realized she was bisexualbut after the deaths of two childhood friends, Slater went from feeling claustrophobic to suffocating. So, Isa took off before the town could swallow her, too. Even though it meant leaving everything she knew behind, including her last surviving friend, Mason.

When Isas abusive father dies, however, she agrees to come back from art school just long enough to collect the inheritance. But then Mason turns up at the cemetery with a revelation and a plea: their friends were murdered by an evil that haunts the town, and he needs Isa to help stop itbefore it takes anyone else.

When Isa begins to hear strange songs on the wind, and eerie artwork fills her sketchbook that she cant recall drawing, shes forced to stop running and confront her past. Because something is waiting in the shadows of Slaters valleys, something that feeds on the pain and heartbreak of its children. Whatever it is, it knows Isas back . . . and it wont let her escape again.

Wen-yi Lees young adult debut is an intimate and gripping exploration of trauma, healing, and the lasting power of friendship, as a runaway teen must finally face the sinister forces that defined her childhood, and in doing so, demand her right to survive.