Prodigal Blues

By Gary A. Braunbeck,

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From award-winning author Gary A. Braunbeck comes Prodigal Blues, his first foray into non-supernatural horror.

After he finds himself stranded at a truck stop in Missouri, Mark Sieber gets one of the biggest shocks of his life when he recognizes the face of a little girl on a Missing poster…


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1 author picked Prodigal Blues as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This coming-of-age revenge novel includes brilliant twists, excellent characters, and a villain that is pure evil. It’s bad enough when adults have to fight off sadistic killers, but it’s downright harrowing when children have to do it. Written with all the noir stylings of a Jim Thompson novel but with the darkness of a Clive Barker film, this is a difficult story to experience, but a very rewarding one.

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