Husk

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A high concept serial killer thriller for fans of The Shining Girls and The Straw Men For a lucky few, death is merely an inconvenience. With the help of technology the mind can survive after a body has been laid to rest. This afterlife, however, is far from paradise. Rhodes is a 'Husk'. It's an illegal and highly lucrative job - renting out control of his body and mind to the highest bidder. It's a sure way to a better life, but some clients go too far. Then the visions start - terrible sights that haunt his waking hours. They could be dreams, or they could be something far worse - they just might be memories.

Reviews

Raw, visceral, powerful ... may just make you question what it is to be human -- Nick Cutter
Pacy and surprising, Husk is a showcase for a wild and frightening imagination -- Andrew Pyper
Reading J. Kent Messum's Bait is like taking a high dive into black water. What you find in its murky depths is disturbing, pulse-pounding and utterly surprising. An exhilarating debut * Megan Abbott, author of Dare Me *
The stakes could be no higher in this crisply written, fast-paced novel that examines the shifting line between right and wrong, good and evil. Bait will keep readers turning pages late into the night. * Lori Roy, author of Bent Road and Until She Comes Home *
Jaws meets Lord of the Flies meets Drugstore Cowboy! A powerhouse debut. * Steve Ulfelder, author of Purgatory Chasm and The Whole Lie *

Author Bio

J. Kent Messum is a British-Canadian writer living in Toronto. Husk is his second novel, the follow-up to the award-winning Bait.