What Kind of Mother

In the Southern Gothic page-turner "The Palm Reader," Madi Price, a palm reader, becomes involved in a bizarre missing-child case. She reconnects with her high school boyfriend, Henry McCabe, who is a reclusive local fisherman. Madi is haunted by visions that suggest the missing child, Skyler, is still alive. As she delves deeper into the case, she discovers a terrifying monster waiting at the center of the labyrinth, threatening everyone she cares about.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 31 January 2024
Publisher: Titan Books Ltd

A palm reader is drawn into a bizarre missing-child case in a terrifying Southern Gothic page-turner with a twist you won't see coming, from the 21st century's Richard Matheson (Richard Chizmar, Chasing the Boogeyman). Perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher and Paul Tremblay.

After striking out on her own as a teen mother, Madi Price is forced to return to her hometown of Brandywine, Virginia, with her seventeen-year-old daughter. With nothing to her name, she scrapes together a living as a palm reader at the local farmer's market.

It's at the market that she reconnects with her high school boyfriend, Henry McCabe, now a reclusive local fisherman whose infant son, Skyler, went missing five years ago. Everyone in town is sure Skyler is dead, but when Madi reads Henry's palm, she's haunted by strange and disturbing visions that suggest otherwise. As she follows the thread of these visions, Madi discovers a terrifying monster waiting at the centre of the labyrinth, and it's coming for everyone she holds dear.

Weight: 250g
Dimension: 129 x 198 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781803368269