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From the author of the New York Times bestselling horror hit She Is a Haunting comes a chilling new novel about the monsters lurking beneath the surface—and those residing within us.

After a devastating hurricane, Mercy, Louisiana suffers under the invasion of an eerie red algae bloom. Amid the wreckage, Noon and her mother try to survive by hunting the mutated creatures swimming in the contaminated waters and trading them to the corrupt local harbormaster. As long as Noon keeps her mind occupied with survival, she can avoid facing the traumatic memories from the Cove—and the sinister presence she feels beneath her own skin.

Mercy was never safe, but lately it’s becoming increasingly dangerous. People vanish mysteriously, leaving chilling whispers of underwater monstrosities and uneasy warnings: don’t answer when someone knocks at your door after dark. When the harbormaster orders Noon to hunt down the creature responsible for drowning townspeople, she has no choice but to reluctantly team up with his daughter, Covey. With an ominous storm looming, Noon and Covey set out to uncover the hidden evil terrorizing Mercy. After all, Noon knows plenty about monsters—she’s confronted them before.