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A Whisper in the Dark: A Horror Novel

Author: Elizabeth Devecchi

Summary

Sarah Parker thinks she has found the perfect place for a fresh start. She's wrong... Sarah moves her family from the Midwest to a sleepy suburban neighborhood in an idyllic southern town. Leaving a position as a serious journalist to write fluff pieces for a local paper is a compromise she is willing to make to escape the past and rebuild her family.

Ten years earlier, Ben and Mary moved to the same neighborhood in search of their own fresh start, leaving a trail of death and disfigurement in their wake. Now that cancer has taken Mary, a blossoming friendship with the Parker family offers Ben a glimpse of the things he missed out on and the child he and Mary were denied. As he questions the sacrifices he made to be with Mary and the evil he harbored to protect her, that evil has set its sights on Sarah’s eleven-year-old son, Sam, putting the entire town in danger.

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Book Club Conversations: Elizabeth DeVecchi on Historical Horror, Real-World Terrors, and Her Upcoming Release The Shadow Beside Her

Elizabeth DeVecchi opens up about her journey from a childhood scaredy cat to a master of psychological horror, her extensive historical research rabbit holes, her unique writing routine which involves crocheting krakens, and why her rescue dog deserves a co-author credit.

Q&A Highlights:

  1. Describe your books in three words: Haunting, psychological, twisty.
  2. What first drew you to horror? As a child, I was terrified of horror films, yet I was drawn to them and eventually found comfort in the genre.
  3. What inspired The Shadow Beside Her? The creature in it appears in my first novel, A Whisper in the Dark, and I wanted to give some back story.
  4. What setting did you choose for your upcoming novel, and why? Italy during World War II was the perfect backdrop because the creature thrives in environments of conflict and terror, which corresponded to real historical events.
  5. What role does setting play in your writing? I immerse myself in studying aspects of the settings for my stories to create an atmospheric experience for the reader.

Upcoming Title

Title: The Shadow Beside Her
Genre: Historical Horror
Release Date: TBD
More Info: To be explored during book club conversations.

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