Laura Lee Bahr is the author of the novels Who Is the Liar; Haunt, winner of the Wonderland Book Award for Best Novel of 2011; and Long-Form Religious Porn; and the short story collection Angel Meat, a Wonderland Book Award winner for Best Collection 2017. Her short stories have been featured in over a dozen literary magazines and anthologies, including Ghost Parachute, Tragedy Queens, Francesca Lia Block’s Lit Angels, and the Noir Volume of Nicholas Winding Refn’s byNWR.com. Her filmography includes writing/directing the feature film Boned, winner of Best Micro-budget Feature, Toronto Independent Film Festival. She was awarded the spring 2018 writer-in-residence at the Kerouac House in Orlando, Florida. For more information, visit www.lauraleebahr.com.

“Bahr exploits gothic tropes and her historical setting for maximum atmosphere, gradually ratcheting up the suspense to a fever pitch. It’s a memorable ghost story.” —Publishers Weekly“The Knocking expertly weaves historical figures and real-life events into a deliciously spine-chilling narrative. Laura Lee Bahr takes you from the farms of Ohio to the Gothic-like orchards and estates of a newspaper magnate, and the smoggy, crime-ridden streets of New York. A breathless page-turner with insight into the life and times of spirit readers and mediums—this is a hauntingly immersive feast of a book that will keep you glued to its pages.” —Harini Nagendra, author of The Bangalore Detective Club series

Laura Lee Bahr is the author of the novels Who Is the Liar; Haunt, winner of the Wonderland Book Award for Best Novel of 2011; and Long-Form Religious Porn; and the short story collection Angel Meat, a Wonderland Book Award winner for Best Collection 2017. Her short stories have been featured in over a dozen literary magazines and anthologies, including Ghost Parachute, Tragedy Queens, Francesca Lia Block’s Lit Angels, and the Noir Volume of Nicholas Winding Refn’s byNWR.com. Her filmography includes writing/directing the feature film Boned, winner of Best Micro-budget Feature, Toronto Independent Film Festival. She was awarded the spring 2018 writer-in-residence at the Kerouac House in Orlando, Florida. For more information, visit www.lauraleebahr.com.

“Bahr exploits gothic tropes and her historical setting for maximum atmosphere, gradually ratcheting up the suspense to a fever pitch. It’s a memorable ghost story.” —Publishers Weekly“The Knocking expertly weaves historical figures and real-life events into a deliciously spine-chilling narrative. Laura Lee Bahr takes you from the farms of Ohio to the Gothic-like orchards and estates of a newspaper magnate, and the smoggy, crime-ridden streets of New York. A breathless page-turner with insight into the life and times of spirit readers and mediums—this is a hauntingly immersive feast of a book that will keep you glued to its pages.” —Harini Nagendra, author of The Bangalore Detective Club series