The Restless Dark

A classic Erica Waters blend of tension, setting so real you can feel it in the room with you, and language so beautiful you can taste it. Wendy Heard, author of Shes Too Pretty to Burn Attentively acknowledges the appeal of true crime while confronting the ways in which it can be exploitative. Employing a touch of the supernatural to create a consistently creepy environment, Waters crafts a smart and memorable thriller. Publishers Weekly (starred review) A satisfyingly twisty and refreshingly self-aware examination of human desires for self-knowledge and survival. Kirkus Reviews This young adult, Sapphic love triangle is great for horror fans, and does a great job of centering victims in the conversation on serial killers. School Library Journal Waters (The River Has Teeth, 2021) atmospheric, creepy psychological thriller combines true crime fandom, a queer love triangle, and a wilderness survival story. [a] compelling, twisty novel where perception is compromised and reality is illusive. Booklist Praise for Erica Waters: This genre-blending contemporary thriller offers a searing indictment of men who prey on women while the books fantasy elements offer a form of revenge and resolution Potent, atmospheric, and wholly satisfying. Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A backwoods murder ballad of a book that draws from the old songs and legends that underpin so many areas of rural America. [The River Has Teeth] is well worth a listen. NPR "Soft and seething, with an undercurrent of longing and rage, THE RIVER HAS TEETH is the perfect story for anyone who is tired of feeling helpless. This book has teeth, too." Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For the Wolf "Waters weaves a spell on the page, seeped with dark and murky magic, both beautiful and terrifying, just as her girls are beautiful and terrifying. Set loose upon the Bend, Natasha and Della are two forces crashing into one another with a strength that makes their world tremble." Emma Berquist, author of Missing, Presumed Dead "Packed with monstrous magic and a wicked bite, The River Has Teeth is the perfect read for fans of Beware the Wild and Wilder Girls. Fierce and flawless." Kat Ellis, author of Harrow Lake Full of fierce women and wild magic, The River Has Teeth is a captivating story of love, grief, and the power of anger. From its eerie opening pages to its gripping finale, it kept me enthralled. Kate Alice Marshall, author of Rules for Vanishing The River Has Teeth is one of those books I could not put downeven when I knew I should. The lush, haunting story gave me the most gorgeous nightmares Ive ever had. Kylie Schachte, author of You're Next With its witches, monsters, and missing girls, The River Has Teeth is a hypnotic, suspenseful read. Wendy Heard, author of Shes Too Pretty to Burn This horror-tinged tale from Waters (Ghost Wood Song) spotlights issues of racial and socioeconomic injustice. [A] lushly written story. Publishers Weekly A cathartic portrait of two girls anger toward a world whose cruelty and injustice forced them to fight back. The River Has Teeth delivers ferociously good thrills. BookPage Waters southern gothic thriller cleverly uses magic as a metaphor for the ways women resist the harm that men do. Booklist Praise for GHOST WOOD SONG: What a gorgeous, creepy gem of a book, brimming with magic, mystery, music, and so much love that youll ache as if these characters were your actual friends. Ghost Wood Song weaves a captivating spell you wont want to break. Claire Legrand, New York Times bestselling author of Furyborn and Sawkill Girls "Ghost Wood Song sings a high and lonesome love song to family, to place, to music

Erica Waters grew up in the pine woods of rural Florida, though she now resides in Nashville, Tennessee, with her spouse and two terrible dogs named Nutmeg and Luna. She has a Masters degree in English and works as a college writing tutor. She is the author of the Bram Stoker Award winning novel The River Has Teeth, as well as Ghost Wood Song and The Restless Dark. You can visit her online at ericawaters.com.