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Senator William Esquival is in a rush to save his family's life. Fleeing political persecution, William takes his family from the capital and flees to the family stronghold of Rio Rojo, a town known as the birthplace of William's ancestor, a powerful former dictator whose legacy haunts the nation of Antioch. But even as the Esquival family seeks refuge, the country continues to fray around them. As Antioch bleeds, ancient hatreds, secrets, and ghosts pour from its wounds. From S. L. Edwards comes debut novel In the Devil's Cradle, a captivating haunted house story where the house is an entire country, a nation coming apart due to influences both internal and external, both natural and supernatural.

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...The real horror of this novel is that Antioch could be any country, and the terrors both real and supernatural could easily be set loose upon us all. A chilling story that holds appeal for a wide audience... -Becky Spratford, Booklist

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S. L. Edwards is a world-traveling Texan finally headed home. He enjoys dark fiction, dark poetry and darker beer. His debut short story collection, Whiskey and Other Unusual Ghosts is being re-released by Journalstone, who published his second collection, The Death of An Author. In the Devil's Cradle is his first novel.

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