Scott Carson is the pen name of Michael Koryta, one of my favourite authors.

“Where They Wait (2021) is so readable, you’ll be a couple of hundred pages in before you realize you’re terrified…and then you can’t put it down. Mesmerizing.”

—Stephen King

I notice that Stephen King is always generous with each author setting a book similar to his style … in Maine. 😀

This book is very readable. It’s a bit slow getting going. But I still recommend it — unless you hate horror.

Recently laid-off from his newspaper and desperate for work, war correspondent Nick Bishop takes a humbling job: writing a profile of a new mindfulness app called Clarity. 

It’s easy money, and a chance to return to his hometown for the first time in years.

The app itself seems like a retread of old ideas—relaxing white noise and guided meditations. But then there are the “Sleep Songs.” A woman’s hauntingly beautiful voice sings a ballad that is anything but soothing—it’s disturbing, and more of a warning than a relaxation—but it works. Deep, refreshing sleep follows.

So do the nightmares.