Dark August A Novel
Dark August by Katie Tallo, published by HarperCollins Publishers in 2020, is a novel that intertwines elements of mystery and psychological intrigue. This edition spans 448 pages and is presented in English. The story follows Augusta (Gus) Monet, a young woman who returns to her hometown after the death of her great grandmother. As she navigates her inheritance of a dilapidated house and an old dog named Levi, Gus uncovers a trunk filled with childhood belongings and cold case files related to her mother, a disgraced police detective who died when Gus was eight.
Readers will find that Gus’s journey leads her to confront her mother’s past and the unsolved mysteries surrounding her death. As she investigates a recent discovery linked to one of the cold case files, her quest takes her to a ghost town abandoned after a devastating fire. The narrative delves into themes of small-town corruption and the haunting effects of the past, as Gus becomes increasingly obsessed with uncovering long-buried secrets. Dark August presents a compelling exploration of familial ties and the dangers of seeking the truth, culminating in a suspenseful conclusion that keeps readers engaged throughout.
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“Dark August is a tightly-paced cauldron of a thriller about small town corruption, murder and mayhem, in the vein of Sharp Objects and All The Missing Girls. A macabre and confidently twisty debut.” — Lisa Gabriele, internationally bestselling author of The Winters
An electrifying, page-turning debut about a young woman haunted by her tragic past, who returns to her hometown and discovers that there might be more to her police detective mother’s death–and last case–than she ever could have imagined.
Augusta (Gus) Monet is living an aimless existence with her grifter boyfriend when she learns that her great grandmother–her last living relative–has just died. Ditching her boyfriend, Gus returns to the home she left as a young girl. Her inheritance turns out to be a dilapidated house and an old dog named Levi. While combing through her great grandmother’s possessions, Gus stumbles across an old trunk filled with long-lost childhood belongings. But that’s not all the trunk contains. She also discovers cold case files that belonged to her mother, a disgraced police detective who died in a car accident when Gus was eight. Gus remembers her mother obsessing over these very same documents and photographs, especially a Polaroid of a young ballerina.
When Gus spots a front-page news story about the unearthing of a body linked to one of the cold case files from her childhood trunk, she can’t resist following her mother’s clues. As she digs deeper, determined to finish her mother’s investigation, her search leads her to a deserted ghost town, which was left abandoned when the residents fled after a horrific fire. As Gus’ obsession with the case grows, she inadvertently stirs up the evils of the past, putting her life in danger. But Gus is undeterred and is committed to uncovering long-buried secrets, including the secrets surrounding a missing geology student, the young ballerina in the Polaroid, a prominent family’s devastating legacy, and a toxic blast that blew an entire town off the map.
But is Gus ready to learn the truths that culminated on one terrible August night, more than a decade earlier, when lives were taken, and secrets were presumed buried forever…?
Dark August introduces a bold new voice and will leave readers guessing until the final startling conclusion.
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