From Ryan La Sala, author of the tantalizingly twistedThe Honeys and riotously imaginative Reverie, comes a chilling newcontemporary fable about art, aesthetic obsession, and the gazethat peers back at us from behind our reflections.No one survived the party at the penthouse. Except Athan.Athanasios 'Athan' Bakirtzis has made it far in life relying onhis charm and good looks, even securing an invitation to a mysteriouspenthouse soiree for New York City's artsy elite. But whenhe sneaks off to the bathroom, he hears a slam, followed by a scream.Athan peers outside, only to be pushed back in by a boy hisage. The boy gravely tells him not to open the door, then closesAthan in.Outside the door, the party descends into chaos. Through hoursof howls, laughter, and sobs, Athan stays hidden. When he finallyemerges, he discovers a massacre where the corpses appear to havearranged themselves into a disturbingly elegant sculpture andAthan's mysterious saviour is nowhere to be found. Athan the onlyknown survivor is now the primary suspect.In a race to prove his innocence, Athan is swept up in a supernaturalmystery, one of secret occult societies and deadly eldritchhorrors with rather distinctive taste. Something evil is wakingup in the walls of New York City, and it's compelling victims towardviolence, chaos, and self-destruction. Bound to him by a mysterioushereditary power, Athan has felt this evil hiding behindhis reflection his entire life, watching him. Waiting. Now, it'staking over. A chilling thriller full of twists and turns that keep you onyour toesThe much anticipated next book from award-winning author of TheHoneys"Beholder is a stunning, strange, sinister story that forcesyou to face your inner demons like never before."- Adam Silvera
