The Dead of Summer · #1 / 2
The Dead of Summer
A heart-pounding thriller told in a mix of narrative voices and found documents from the bestselling author of The Honeys, perfect for fans of Tiffany D. Jackson, E. Lockhart, Karen McManus, and Rory Powers!
Two Days Before
Ollie Veltman is finally coming home to the quaint island of Anchor’s Mercy after a year away while his mom battled cancer. It should be a celebration -- his mom is cancer free, and she’s determined to have the best summer ever -- but Ollie’s (now ex) best friends think he abandoned them, and he’s returning with a lot of questions. Because for a place that’s perfect on the surface, a secret rots below the waves. A secret that could explain his mom’s illness, and the illness of so many other locals.
Ollie’s desperate search for the truth turns life-or-death when a storm descends upon the island. In its wake, a long-sunken horror rises . . .
Three Weeks After
Ollie is being held in isolation aboard a military hospital ship in the harbor. They say he’s a survivor, but they only know half the story. The truth is more monstrous than Ollie ever believed, and he suspects his saviors aren’t here to save anyone. Only Ollie can stop what's coming, but that means getting back to Anchor’s Mercy before it vanishes, taking with it everyone he has ever loved.
The series
The Dead of Summer is a young adult horror thriller series by Ryan La Sala, set on Anchor’s Mercy, a seemingly idyllic island where summer promises sunshine, familiar faces, and the comforting rhythms of a close-knit community. For Ollie Veltman, returning home after a year away should mark a fresh beginning. His mother has survived cancer, and they are ready to reclaim the happiness they have missed. But Ollie's former friendships have fractured in his absence, and the island he remembers no longer feels quite like home.
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What begins as an uneasy homecoming gradually descends into a nightmare as something terrifying threatens the island's inhabitants. Beneath the picturesque coastal setting, danger spreads, trust becomes fragile, and survival demands more than anyone could have imagined. The isolation that once made Anchor's Mercy feel like a refuge becomes a source of mounting dread.
Told through shifting perspectives and found documents, the series combines intimate teenage relationships with escalating horror, exploring grief, fractured loyalties, and the terrifying speed with which an ordinary summer can unravel into chaos.
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