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Jeannie Kynde thought she was finally old enough to escape her father's clutches, but he had different plans. He imprisons her at Deadwater Manor, a psychiatric hospital with an unscrupulous past. Jeannie soon discovers that the hospital is not just for the mentally ill, and that the staff have secrets they keep locked away in the attic. Now, she must find a way to break free from her father's grasp before she is locked away forever. Multi-award-winning author Sandie Will takes readers on a suspense-filled journey of a young woman trapped inside an insane asylum that is reminiscent of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest on speed. If you enjoyed the gripping suspense of Charlotte McConaghy's Migrations, you'll be sure to love this thrilling book. 2020 TOP SHELF MAGAZINE AWARDS: FIRST PLACE - YOUNG ADULT HORROR 2018 FLORIDA WRITERS ASSOCIATION ROYAL PALM LITERARY AWARD: FIRST PLACE - YOUNG ADULT/NEW ADULT FICTION 2017 READERS' FAVORITE BOOK AWARDS: HONORABLE MENTION BOOK AWARD - YA HORROR Note: This book is intended for mature young adult, new adult, and older audiences due to profanity and sensual content. BACKGROUND: The inspiration for the story came from Sandie's beloved father who worked in various psychiatric hospitals during short periods of his career. In the attic of one such hospital, he made a disturbing discovery - one that bothered Sandie so much, she had to create a story around it. Though fiction, many parts of the book intertwine the patient routines, treatments, and outbursts that she learned from her father and other research in a way that makes the story vivid through Jeannie's perspective. Follow Sandie on Twitter: @sandiewillbooks and Facebook: Author Sandie Will Website: sandiewill.com Other psychological thriller books: The Takings The Replacings

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"Sandie Will is an award-winning young adult novelist who lives in Tampa Bay, Florida and works as a manager and geologist by day. She has written two novels and is currently working on her third. Her first novel, The Caging at Deadwater Manor, is a young adult psychological thriller/horror that was the recipient of a 2017 Readers' Favorite Book Award in YA Horror. Her second is a YA historical time travel series called Time Lands. The first book of the series is titled, The Hunger, and is expected to be released in 2018. She has been married to her husband, Charlie, for 30 years and they have two grown sons. Her favorite place to write is in her back room ""treehouse"" in the arms of an old oak. Her websites include www.sandiewill.com and www.deadwatermanor.com"

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