Beware the one who got away . . .
Father Silence once terrorized the rural town of Twisted Tree, disguising himself as a priest to prey on the most vulnerable members of society. When the police finally found his “House of Horrors,” they uncovered nineteen bodies and one survivor–a boy now locked away in a hospital for the criminally insane.
Nearly two decades later, Father Silence is finally put to death, but by the next morning, the detective who made the original arrest is found dead. A new serial killer is taking credit for the murder and calling himself the Outcast.
The detective’s daughter, Tess Claibourne, is a detective herself, haunted by childhood trauma and horrified by the death of her father and the resurgence of Father Silence’s legacy.
When Tess’s daughter is kidnapped by the Outcast, Tess is forced to face her worst fears and long-buried memories. With no leads to follow, she travels back to Twisted Tree to visit the boy who survived and see what secrets might be buried in the tangled web of his broken mind.
With captivating prose and an old-school horror flair, Sleep Tight is a must-read, haunting tale from a true master of the genre.
A small town is terrorized once again as a copycat killer emerges nearly two decades after a series of brutal murders.
Disguised as a priest, the notorious Father Silence preyed on the town’s most vulnerable, leaving nineteen bodies in his “House of Horrors.” Though he was executed almost twenty years later, the terror reignites when the detective who originally arrested him is found dead the very next day.
Tess Clairbourne, the detective’s daughter and now a detective herself, is pulled back into a nightmare she thought she’d escaped. As she sifts through fragmented memories, her life is thrown into chaos when her own daughter is kidnapped by the killer. With more children disappearing and bodies piling up, Tess must confront the ghosts of her past in the town she once fled.
J.H. Markert’s Sleep Tight is a gripping blend of suspense, horror, and heart that keeps you on edge from start to finish. The novel’s eerie premise and richly developed characters explore the dark mysteries of a small town and the chilling secrets that refuse to stay buried. Markert masterfully balances supernatural elements with a deeply human story, weaving themes of family, loss, and redemption into the fabric of the plot.
What truly stands out is the narrative’s atmospheric tension and the palpable sense of dread that permeates every page. Markert blurs the line between reality and nightmare, making Sleep Tight a compelling and addictive horror thriller—perfect for spooky season.
