Twins Beacon and Everleigh are back in MK Krys' This Town is a Nightmare from Penguin Workshop! A "..thriller about a small town where not all is what it seems," this finale in a series of middle grade horror / sci-fi novels is now available, and we have an exclusive excerpt just for Daily Dead readers!
In THIS TOWN IS NOT ALL RIGHT, twins Beacon and Everleigh move from Los Angeles to the small fishing town of Driftwood Harbor with their father. The twins swear to stick together, as they always have, until this start to realize things in this boring little town are not what they seem. And when Everleigh is recruited into the elite student clique, The Gold Stars, Beacon realizes that the secrets buried deep below this town are starting to affect her too. Now it’s a race against time for Beacon to uncover the conspiracies behind The Gold Stars, save his twin sister, and figure out why his father moved them there in the first place. And if he isn’t fast, Beacon and Everleigh might never make it out.
Now, in THIS TOWN IS A NIGHTMARE, Beacon and Everleigh barely escaped Driftwood Harbor with their lives (and their minds). Now on the run with their father and best friends in New York City, little do they know the worst is yet to come. As the twins try to avoid danger around every corner, they find themselves inexplicably drawn back to Driftwood Harbor, the town and site of the alien invasion that started it all. But this time it’s not just their family in danger…. It’s the planet.
Author Bio: M.K. Krys (as Michelle Krys) is the author of Hexed, Charmed, and Dead Girls Society. When she's not writing books, Michelle moonlights as a NICU nurse. She lives in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, with her family. You can visit her online at michellekrys.com and follow Michelle on Facebook and Twitter.
THIS TOWN IS A NIGHTMARE
9780593097175
OSD: 8/10/2021
Age range: 10 and up
Page count: 304
To learn more or purchase this for yourself, visit: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/624328/this-town-is-a-nightmare-by-m-k-krys/
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After more than a decade as a consultant in the tech and entertainment industries, Jonathan James launched Daily Dead in 2010 to share his passion for horror entertainment. He takes immense pride in Daily Dead's talented team of writers, who work tirelessly to explore and celebrate horror as a respected art form capable of telling complex, character-driven stories with deep emotional and cultural impact.
Over the course of his career, Jonathan has written more than 10,000 articles and hosted panels at major conventions, including New York Comic Con and San Diego Comic-Con. He has also been consulted as an expert on horror and pop culture, offering his insights on horror history and the latest trends through media outlets, radio stations, film festivals, and fan conventions.
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