Beholder

From Ryan La Sala, author of the tantalizingly twisted

The Honeys and riotously imaginative Reverie, comes a chilling new

contemporary fable about art, aesthetic obsession, and the gaze

that 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 on

his charm and good looks, even securing an invitation to a mysterious

penthouse soiree for New York City's artsy elite. But when

he 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 his

age. The boy gravely tells him not to open the door, then closes

Athan in.

Outside the door, the party descends into chaos. Through hours

of howls, laughter, and sobs, Athan stays hidden. When he finally

emerges, he discovers a massacre where the corpses appear to have

arranged themselves into a disturbingly elegant sculpture and

Athan's mysterious saviour is nowhere to be found. Athan the only

known survivor is now the primary suspect.

In a race to prove his innocence, Athan is swept up in a supernatural

mystery, one of secret occult societies and deadly eldritch

horrors with rather distinctive taste. Something evil is waking

up in the walls of New York City, and it's compelling victims toward

violence, chaos, and self-destruction. Bound to him by a mysterious

hereditary power, Athan has felt this evil hiding behind

his reflection his entire life, watching him. Waiting. Now, it's

taking over.

A chilling thriller full of twists and turns that keep you on

your toes

The much anticipated next book from award-winning author of The

Honeys

"Beholder is a stunning, strange, sinister story that forces

you to face your inner demons like never before."

- Adam Silvera