American Pearl

von Alex Allen

354 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Cold-Blooded American Horror.When clouds block the stars, and God can no longer see, Pearl transforms into an alligator with an insatiable hunger. Deep in the bowels of Candle, Texas, he hides his creature form to protect anyone who may cross his path otherwise. Violence is all he's built for, but a day will come when the monster can no longer be allowed to hide.His ritual, his routine, his curse is thrown into chaos when his estranged daughter shows up on his porch steps one summer morning. The people in this lingering town will all be devoured, And Pearl must face something bigger than the inevitable slaughter. Has Pearl locked himself away for so long that love and compassion from his human form are entirely gone?The murky deep end of visceral carnage and existential crisis.