Dead in the Water

From Bram Stoker Awardwinning author Nancy Holder comes a chilling novel of horror on the sea. This is how it will be when you drown. . . .. At a sun-washed dock in Long Beach California the creaky freighter Morris loaded with brightly colored boxcars takes on passengers. Among the vacationers: a disgruntled yuppie couple a child stricken by cancer a woman searching for her lost husband and a female cop packing a .38 and bitter memories of a boy who drowned before her eyes.. In seas of love and blood they will drown one at a time. And for their company they will have those who have drowned before themand those who have received a message in a bottle. . . .. Praise for Dead in the Water. Dead in the Water is saturated with brooding claustrophobic hallucinatory menace. Nancy Holders vivid voice and sharp characterization make it all real. Im never going on a boat again!Poppy Z. Brite Dead in the Water is an involving and truly frightening book. This is the kind of horror that gets underneath your skin and works its way into your soul. Real terror . . . for those daring enough to take the trip. I enjoyed it immensely.Rick Hautala Nancy Holder proves why shes an award-winning author. Eerieeffectiveexcellent! A chilling combination of Lifeboat Ship of Fools and John Carpenters The Fog Dead in the Water keeps you treading water with every page gasping for breath sucking you under. A nightmare cruise into black waters and terrifying depths.Lisa Cantrell Id feel safer in the water with Jaws.Brian Lumley A nasty tale well told infused with the eerily surreal quality of fevered nightmares. Discovering Nancy Holder is like finding a vein of true horror gold.Cheri Scotch Man the lifeboats. Don your life jacket. Nancy Holder takes you on a cruise you wont soon forget. Scary stuff.Maxine OCallaghan I couldnt put it down! A whale of a tale. A page-turnerthe first sentence will hook you and what follows will reel you in. Dead in the Water is fast-paced and exciting mysterious and spooky!Chris Curry Nancy Holder enshrouds fascinating characters within a chilling atmosphere and creates a relentless tale of terror at sea. Holder is one of my favorite writers.Elizabeth Massie