The Bad Ones: A Novel

ISBN: 1250894913

Author: Albert, Melissa

Condition: New

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND INDIE BESTSELLER!Bestselling author Melissa Albert returns with The Bad Ones, a supernatural horror novel about four mysterious disappearances in a town haunted by a sinister magical historyGoddess, goddess, count to fiveIn the morning, whos alive?In the course of a single winters night, four people vanish without a trace across a small town.Noras estranged best friend, Becca, is one of the lost. As Nora tries to untangle the truth of Beccas disappearance, she discovers a darkness in her towns past, as well as a string of coded messages Becca left for her to unravel. These clues lead Nora to a piece of local lore: a legendary goddess of forgotten origins who played a role in Nora and Beccas own childhood games. . . .An arresting, crossover horror fantasy threaded with dark magic, The Bad Ones is a poison-pen love letter to semi-toxic best friendship, the occult power of childhood play and artistic creation, and the razor-thin line between make-believe and belief.