Overview
Everyone in Gypsum, Texas knows the Hotel Alvarado changes at nightāespecially Quinn. A teenage clairvoyant, heās been having dreams about itā¦ dreams that call him to its dark, abandoned halls. The hotel is a monument to the townās more prosperous past, when celebrities flocked to the mineral spas and films were shot in the desert. The Great Depression killed all of that, it killed the Alvarado, and frankly it killed Gypsum, too. Now, when the sun goes down, things no longer living stir deep within its creaking depths.
But the dreams are relentless. When Quinn braves the hotelās darkness with his best friend June and unrequited love Selena, looking for answers, he gets only one: ghosts arenāt the scariest thing lurking inside the Alvarado (although theyāre there, cold and restless and angry).Ā
No. Heās been called by something worse: a predatory, inhuman entity that threatens to wipe Gypsum off the map, along with everyone in it. And wronglyāaccidentallyāheās let it out. It takes the shape of a handsome young man. It walks. It talks. It laughs. It can even make you laugh. But its appetite for death can never be sated. Quinn has always had the power to see the futureā¦ can he find the power to change it?
"Mesmeric. Hauntingly beautiful. A must-read for anyone who dares to venture into the abyss."āRobin Alvarez, author of When Oceans Rise
"Spooky. Scary. Mysterious. Twisty."āA. Lee Martinez, award-winning author of A Namless Witch
This book title, Sweetest Darkness, ISBN: 9780823454945, by Leslie Lutz, published by Holiday House (September 24, 2024) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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