The Mourner's Cradle: A Widow's Journey

The tale of a widows harrowing journey through grief and peril into the cold remnants of a dead world. Damon Sharpe had in part found victory he believed in his battle to unearth a truth obscured by time. By autumn he was dead leaving to his wife Anne a house of unfulfilled wishes remnants and the key to the enigma of his obsession the Mourners Cradle. A journey through grief and peril delivers Anne Sharpe from her home in St. Charles to the faraway skeletons of a long-dead civilization where she will find the desperate answers she seeks...or die trying. This horror novel is perfect for fans of...The Silent Corner by Dean KoontzThe Fisherman by John LanganThe Grieving Stones by Gary McMahonDaphne du MaurierThomas LigottiShirley JacksonDan Simmons Proudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing--Tales from the Darkest Depths.Interview with the author: So what makes this horror novella so special? Its a story of inner darkness and shattered remnants. Not everyone is comfortable confronting tragedy and loss yet its something most of us must eventually face. If the things we love are stripped away what will remain? The Mourners Cradle is the story of a widow Anne Sharpe and her battle to make sense of her husbands death which places her on a dark and perilous path. Tell us more about your lead character. The invisible woman reveals herself. Her name is Anne Sharpe. People hardly noticed her before her husbands death. Not everyone understands her. Her grief has brought out a dark fury in her though perhaps it has been there for some time and her husbands death was the catalyst for its liberation. Why should readers give this book a try? For a glimpse into the human abyss and a cold journey to long-forsaken pinnacles. So be careful dear readers. You dance with skeletons. Do you have other books featuring these characters? The Mourners Cradle shares its setting of St. Charles with my debut horror novella Poisonous. Some readers will find some familiarity in this though The Mourners Cradle is its own story and a different tale of a different time.