Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
31.10.2025
Verlag
Firebird PublishersSeitenzahl
258
Maße (L/B/H)
21,6/14/1,5 cm
Gewicht
369 g
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9798231783588
The Hemlock Vigil A Town of Perfect Lies, a Truth That Refuses to Die. Journalist Sarah Jenkins arrives in Oakhaven, a picturesque New England town that seems too perfect to be true. She's chasing a missing persons case from 1974, a local curiosity about a vanished teenager. What she finds is a community bound by a dark secret-a century-old bargain, a "tithe" paid to the soil in exchange for their serene, prosperous existence. Oakhaven is a town of blindingly green lawns, white picket fences, and genuine smiles, but the air carries a persistent, cloying scent of apples and old secrets. When Sarah's investigation draws the attention of the town's charming Mayor Croft and his unsettlingly calm residents, she is plunged into a nightmare of psychological manipulation and paranoia. Her reality is gaslit, her evidence dismissed, her sanity systematically dismantled by a population that believes in the "necessity" of their way of life. After an adrenaline-fueled escape from the mine shaft where the rituals take place, Sarah and an unlikely ally, a delivery driver named David, find themselves on the run, struggling to convince an indifferent world of Oakhaven's dark truth. They soon discover Oakhaven is just one piece of a nation-wide network of these quiet, perfect towns, all hiding the same horrific secret. Now, with undeniable evidence in hand-the founder's ledger and a damning confession-David and Leah (a defector from the network) must race against time to expose the entire conspiracy. They are fighting a powerful, hidden enemy that hides its monstrosity behind a smile and a perfect red apple, an enemy that will stop at nothing to protect its perfect lie. The Hemlock Vigil is a gripping, immersive psychological and folk horror thriller that explores the terrifying cost of perfection, the fragility of truth, and the thin line between reality and delusion. It is a story about the insidious nature of cults and the enduring power of a lie that everyone is willing to believe. Once you step into Oakhaven, the world will never look the same again, and you'll be left with the lingering, haunting scent of a perfect world you can never truly leave behind.
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