Rio Youers. ChiZine (Diamond, dist.), $15.99 trade paper (250p) ISBN 978-1-926851-55-6
In this wry, heartbreaking fantasy, Youers (Dark Dreams, Pale Horses) explores the dark landscape of a healthy mind trapped in an unresponsive body. A tragic accident—“the ultimate wipeout”—left 23-year-old surfing champion Westlake Soul in an...
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Rio Youers. ChiZine (Diamond, U.S. dist.; PGC, Canadian dist.), $16.99 trade paper (304p) ISBN 978-1-77148-330-8
The setting is a timeless horror trope: an idyllic town concealing an underbelly of horrific malevolence. The wickedness skulking throughout the streets of Youers's latest book goes far beyond such reprehensible acts as a mayor demanding that...
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Rio Youers. St. Martin’s/Dunne, $26.99 (352p) ISBN 978-1-250-07239-9
Canadian author Youers (Westlake Soul) makes his U.S. debut with a paranormal thriller distinguished by subtle characterizations and emotionally evocative prose. Some vicious thugs abduct street musician Harvey Anderson from his apartment building...
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Rio Youers. St. Martin’s, $27.99 (384p) ISBN 978-1-250-07241-2
Architect Martin Lovegrove, the hero of this exceptional paranormal thriller from Youers (The Forgotten Girl), and his wife struggle with the extreme night terrors of their 10-year-old daughter, Edith. The urgency of helping Edith becomes more...
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Rio Youers. Morrow, $27.99 (400p) ISBN 978-0-06-300100-8
Brody Ellis, the hero of this rocket-fueled crime thriller from Youers (Halcyon), resorts to robbing a convenience store to settle debts and buy medication for his sister, Molly. As Brody flees with the money, he bumps into a young woman, and only...
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Rio Youers. Morrow, $27 (400p) ISBN 978-0-06-300105-3
Kitty Rae, the 24-year-old protagonist of this uneven crime novel from Youers (Lola on Fire), moved to L.A. from Kentucky to become an actor. Four months later, that hasn’t happened, and Rae supports herself delivering crystal meth. Her fortunes...
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Rio Youers. Morrow, $32 (400p) ISBN 978-0-06-331180-0
Bandmates Jessie Steen, Brea Steen, and Flo Bello, the protagonists of this turbo-charged outing from Youers (No Second Chances), play bars and clubs across America while secretly working as assassins for Trace, an underground hacker network...
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Rio Youers, read by Kevin T. Collins. Brilliance Audio, unabridged, 11 CDs, 13 hrs,, $29.99 ISBN 978-1-5436-1865-5
Collins provides an entertaining reading of Youers’s supernatural thriller. The book begins as Harvey Anderson, a 26-year-old street performer who lives and works in New Jersey, receives a vicious beating from a group of thugs who are looking for...
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Edited by Jeff Conner. IDW, $19.99 trade paper (296p) ISBN 978-1-61377-646-9
An international gorefest is the main attraction of the eight original stories gathered in this anthology, fourth in a series that invites writers to riff on the weird juxtaposition of zombies and robots. The odd combination sometimes does make the...
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Edited by Christopher Golden. Gallery, $18 trade paper (544p) ISBN 978-1-4767-8309-3
The notion of the romantic vampire is transcended to chilling and even heartbreaking effect in this stellar anthology of tales collected by Golden (Tin Men). The best is Laird Barron’s atmospheric, Alaska-set “In a Cavern, in a Canyon,” in which one
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