Single father, Scott Dawsonโs life, is shattering.
His construction business has failed. After discovering Scottโs infidelity, his wife Holly has disappeared without a trace, and his only hope is that sheโll return.
With their mom missing and presumed dead, Scottโs children are coming unhinged. His teenage son Hudson lashes out, growing angrier by the day. And their younger daughter Hazel retreats into a world of her own โ and claims to hear her motherโs voice.
Clinging to the futile hope that Holly might still return, Scott is teaching his traumatized kids to dodge the foreclosure notices.
So when he sees his young daughter in the front yard talking to a man in an expensive suit, Scottโs convinced it canโt get any worse.
But the man claims to represent his wifeโs long-lost uncle, and offers Scott the opportunity of a lifetime.
Will this mysterious stranger bring answers and wealth beyond Scottโs wildest dreams, or an ancient terror he and his children canโt escape?
Sean Platt is an entrepreneur and founder of Sterling & Stone, where he makes stories with his partners, Johnny B. Truant, and David W. Wright, and a family of storytellers.
Sean is a highly-prolific author in both fiction and nonfiction, with more than 10 million words under his belt and more than a dozen published collaborations. He brings a rich sense of place, strong pacing, conflict-filled dialogue, powerful twists, and a flair for high-stakes drama to every story he contributes to. Heโs known for bringing out the best in whoever he collaborates with, thanks to his generosity, his adaptability, and his philosophy that โthe best idea wins.โ
Youโll see Seanโs work as a co-author with Truant and Wright, and invisibly all throughout the studio.
Originally from Long Beach, California, Sean now lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and two children. He has more than his share of nose.
David Wright is a suspense thriller writer and co-author of the bestselling #1 horror and #1 sci-fi series, โYesterdayโs Gone.โ
David writes about the monsters that haunt us and the people who fight them. Whether supernatural or human, Wrightโs character-driven thrillers are the love child of King, Koontz, Abrams, and other genre-blending masters. Characters matter, and Wright specializes in flawed heroes, even more flawed anti-heroes, and misunderstood people trying to find their place in the world.
He is also one third of The Story Studio Podcast with authors Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant. He currently lives on the east coast with his wife, his young son, and the worldโs most poopingest cat.