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Graveyard of Lost Children

Katrina Monroe

She escaped the well once. Now, it's calling her back.

New mother Olivia Dahl should feel joy. Instead, she feels terror. Exhaustion weighs on her bones. Her daughter won't stop feeding. And in the silence between cries, Olivia hears them--the dead women. The same ones that drove her mother to the brink. Now they're calling to her. And they want her to come home.

Graveyard of Lost Children is a gothic horror novel that sinks into the marrow of postpartum fear, generational trauma, and the bone-deep dread that your baby isn't your own. In a story where motherhood becomes myth and identity unravels, Katrina Monroe delivers a haunting blend of psychological suspense and supernatural folklore.

Perfect for readers of Baby Teeth and The Invited, this atmospheric descent explores fractured family lines and the monsters that live in silence. With dual timelines and a chilling emotional core, Monroe invites readers to question what it means to protect a child--especially from yourself.

Praise for Graveyard of Lost Children:

"A haunting, unflinching portrait of new motherhood infused with bone-chilling terror and staggering empathy." -- Rachel Harrison, author of Such Sharp Teeth

"This harrowing tale of what it means to be a good mother will keep you up at night, whether you have kids or not." -- Good Housekeeping, The Best Books of 2023

"Dark legends, haunting visions, the dead lurking in the bottom of a well -- just the kind of gothic tale I love curling up with on a rainy night." -- Wendy Webb, #1 Amazon Charts best-selling author of The Stroke of Winter

Book Details

  • Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
  • Publish Date: May 9th, 2023
  • Pages: 368
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.20in - 5.50in - 1.10in - 0.75lb
  • EAN: 9781728248233
  • Categories: Horror - GeneralGhostLGBTQ+ - Lesbian

About the Author

Monroe, Katrina: -

Katrina Monroe lives in Minnesota with her wife, two children, and Eddie, the ghost that haunts their bedroom closets. Follow her on twitter @authorkatm.

Praise for this book

"[An] honest and thoughtful contemplation of the horrors of postpartum depression is as big a draw as the visceral dread of the suspenseful thriller/horror hybrid storyline. A perfect choice for fans of motherhood-framed psychological horror like Such a Pretty Smile by Kristi DeMeester and Just Like Mother by Anne Heltzel." -- Library Journal
"A haunting, unflinching portrait of new motherhood infused with bone-chilling terror and staggering empathy. With nimble pacing, genuine scares, and a riveting central mystery, Graveyard of Lost Children is a bonafide page-tuner that will have your heart racing and breaking, that will linger long after the final chapter. Magnificent." -- Rachel Harrison, author of Such Sharp Teeth
"Dark legends, haunting visions, the dead lurking in the bottom of a well -- just the kind of gothic tale I love curling up with on a rainy night. Graveyard of Lost Children has all that ... but Katrina Monroe had me at "changeling."" -- Wendy Webb, #1 Amazon Charts best-selling author of The Stroke of Winter

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"This harrowing tale of what it means to be a good mother will keep you up at night, whether you have kids or not." -- Good Housekeeping, The Best Books of 2023