Description
"Menacing, intricately plotted, [and] intensely disorienting." -Booklist Deep in the heat and silence of rural Tennessee, down an untraveled road, sits the forgotten town of Three Summers. Mere miles away, on an overgrown river island, stands the house that once presided over the grand plantation of Angel's Landing, moss-draped, decrepit. Waiting. Failing crime writer Bradley Ellison and former prostitute Missy Holiday are drawn to this place, fleeing a world turned against them. For Brad, it is work-he must find a compelling story before the true-crime magazine he writes for judges him expendable. For Missy, it is recuperation-four years at "the club" have left her drained. But the price of peace is high, and soon Brad and Missy discover that something hides behind the quiet. Something moves in the night. Something that manifests itself in bizarre symbols and disturbing funeral rites. Something that twists back through time and clings in the dust of the ancient house. A presence they must uncover before their own past catches up with them.
National media coverage, including a national radio campaign Submission to all trade publications, literary, thriller, and horror Advance reader copies available to time with the Public Library Association Conference in Tennessee in February 2020 Strong focus on early blurbs for advance reader copies including blurb Joyce Carol Oates Strong southern states media tour starting in Tennessee with an emphasis on local tv and radio Saturation of the horror marketplace focusing on podcasts, websites/blogs, and Instagram horror influencers Open to co-op opportunities across indies SIBA and PLA appearances/signings Submissions to All Relevant Horror Awards Digital marketing and social media campaign with a strong emphasis on activating our current Instagram book blogger contacts cultivated with publishing Scott Thomas's Kill Creek and Violet Select author events, including attendance at several horror and reader-focused book conventions such as the Bay Area Book Festival and the LA Times Book Festival . Adult Fiction, Horror, and Thriller Book Club Outreach Goodreads giveaways and $5,000 ad spend
About the Author
Noah Broyles was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee. He started out writing in a notebook, upgraded to a typewriter, and finally graduated to a laptop. At the age of fourteen he sat down to write his first novel and has never stopped. He has a degree in finance/economics from Carson-Newman University.
Reviews
"An ambitious first novel full of the mysteries, histories and rituals of a Tennessee town. Full of nightmarish imagery wrapped in elegant prose, this is a strong debut." -John Langan, author of The Fisherman and Children of the Fang and Other Genealogies "Reading Broyles's astonishing debut is like discovering a lost horror classic. Not a speck of dust will settle as you turn the pages faster and faster." -Scott Thomas, author of Kill Creek and Violet "Buoyed by confident prose and cinematic imagery, this Southern gothic slow burn rewards close attention and will be a sure hit for fans of folklore and the occult." -Library Journal "Full of great twists and turns that always kept me on my toes." -Cari-Leigh Williams, Barnes & Noble "The novel's brooding darkness is made even more ominous by vivid and detailed settings that drip with atmosphere. Perfect for horror fans looking for a beautifully written book." -Marjorie DeLuca, author of The Savage Instinct "Southern gothic through and through-vivid atmosphere, creepy, and engaging." -Danielle Hansard, Westland Public Library "Every once in a while you come across a book that you think might be made for you, and this is how I felt with almost every page of The House of Dust. The novel has all the makings of a gothic classic, but more than this, it provides an engaging story beyond the tropes and allegory, one that is wide open to interpretation." -Vicky Brewster, Books Outside the Box "From a slow burn to an almost frantic page-turner-definitely my favorite read of the year so far." -Levyn Lagerqvist, Science Fiction-Bokhandeln
Awards
Commended for Benjamin Franklin Award (Horror) 2022.
Book Information
ISBN 9781947848870
Author Noah Broyles
Format Paperback
Page Count 445
Imprint Inkshares
Publisher Inkshares
National media coverage, including a national radio campaign Submission to all trade publications, literary, thriller, and horror Advance reader copies available to time with the Public Library Association Conference in Tennessee in February 2020 Strong focus on early blurbs for advance reader copies including blurb Joyce Carol Oates Strong southern states media tour starting in Tennessee with an emphasis on local tv and radio Saturation of the horror marketplace focusing on podcasts, websites/blogs, and Instagram horror influencers Open to co-op opportunities across indies SIBA and PLA appearances/signings Submissions to All Relevant Horror Awards Digital marketing and social media campaign with a strong emphasis on activating our current Instagram book blogger contacts cultivated with publishing Scott Thomas's Kill Creek and Violet Select author events, including attendance at several horror and reader-focused book conventions such as the Bay Area Book Festival and the LA Times Book Festival . Adult Fiction, Horror, and Thriller Book Club Outreach Goodreads giveaways and $5,000 ad spend
About the Author
Noah Broyles was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee. He started out writing in a notebook, upgraded to a typewriter, and finally graduated to a laptop. At the age of fourteen he sat down to write his first novel and has never stopped. He has a degree in finance/economics from Carson-Newman University.
Reviews
"An ambitious first novel full of the mysteries, histories and rituals of a Tennessee town. Full of nightmarish imagery wrapped in elegant prose, this is a strong debut." -John Langan, author of The Fisherman and Children of the Fang and Other Genealogies "Reading Broyles's astonishing debut is like discovering a lost horror classic. Not a speck of dust will settle as you turn the pages faster and faster." -Scott Thomas, author of Kill Creek and Violet "Buoyed by confident prose and cinematic imagery, this Southern gothic slow burn rewards close attention and will be a sure hit for fans of folklore and the occult." -Library Journal "Full of great twists and turns that always kept me on my toes." -Cari-Leigh Williams, Barnes & Noble "The novel's brooding darkness is made even more ominous by vivid and detailed settings that drip with atmosphere. Perfect for horror fans looking for a beautifully written book." -Marjorie DeLuca, author of The Savage Instinct "Southern gothic through and through-vivid atmosphere, creepy, and engaging." -Danielle Hansard, Westland Public Library "Every once in a while you come across a book that you think might be made for you, and this is how I felt with almost every page of The House of Dust. The novel has all the makings of a gothic classic, but more than this, it provides an engaging story beyond the tropes and allegory, one that is wide open to interpretation." -Vicky Brewster, Books Outside the Box "From a slow burn to an almost frantic page-turner-definitely my favorite read of the year so far." -Levyn Lagerqvist, Science Fiction-Bokhandeln
Awards
Commended for Benjamin Franklin Award (Horror) 2022.
Book Information
ISBN 9781947848870
Author Noah Broyles
Format Paperback
Page Count 445
Imprint Inkshares
Publisher Inkshares
