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“An exceptional, superbly crafted epic novel!” -Kirkus Reviews

King of Nod by Scott Fad

King of Nod is the Southern Gothic thriller from critically acclaimed novelist, Scott Fad, hailed as “a masterpiece of epic proportions,” (Fresh Fiction) and compared to the best works of Pulitzer Prize winners, William Faulkner and Toni Morrison.  Young Boo Taylor, raised on an impoverished Carolina barrier island, returns decades later to face the ghosts and beasts and even the lost love that tormented his youth.  Fires rage and lives are shattered as Boo unlocks the secrets to the island’s haunted past.

Part ghost story, part mystery, part coming-of-age tale, King of Nodis a patchwork quilt stitched by a masterful hand to reveal a haunting tapestry of human tragedy and triumph in the best Southern Gothic tradition.  “Absolutely masterful . . . readers will short themselves on sleep and weasel out of commitments to stick with this story.” (ForeWord)

Winner of the Independent Publisher Bronze Medal and named a ForeWord Magazine Book-of-the-Year Finalist.

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