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Alexandrea Weis and Lucas Astor
River of Ashes
2023 NYC Big Book Award Winner
On the banks of the Bogue Falaya River, the abandoned St. Francis Seminary is a place where teens from St. Benedict High School gather on weekends. The rest of the week belongs to school and family, but the river is theirs.
And the river belongs to Beau Devereaux.
The only child of a powerful family, Beau is a golden boy. He's the star quarterback, handsome, and charming. He's the "prince" of St. Benedict, and everyone wants to be him.
But Beau is also a monster.
A dark family secret has been buried for years, but Beau's evil is growing unchecked. In the shadows of the haunted abbey, he commits unspeakable acts on his victims and silences them with threats and intimidation.
In his senior year, Beau sets his sights on his girlfriend's headstrong twin sister, Leslie, who hates him. She is everything he wants but cannot have, and she will be his ultimate prize.
As the body count rises, it becomes clear that someone must stop Beau Devereaux.
But someone will pay with their life.
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Warning: This book contains rape, violence, and a psychopath's point-of-view, which some readers will find disturbing.
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Publisher:
Vesuvian Books
Publication Year:
ISBN:
Category:
2022
9781645480983
Horror
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