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In this "chilling, profound" (Josh Malerman, New York Times best-selling author of Bird Box and Malorie) horror story based on true events, the presidents late son haunts the White House, breaking the spirit of what remains of the First Family and the divided America beyond the residences walls.The year is 1853. President-elect Franklin Pierce is traveling with his family to Washington, DC, when tragedy strikes. In an instant, their train runs off the rails, violently flinging passengers about the cabin. But when the great iron machine finally comes to rest, the only casualty is the president-elects beloved son, Bennie, which casts Franklins presidency in a pall of sorrow and grief. As Franklin moves into the White House, he begins to notice that something bizarre is happening. Strange sounds coming from the walls and ceiling, creepy voices that seem to echo out of time itself, and visions of spirits crushed under the weight of American history.But when First Lady Jane Pierce brings in the most noted Spiritualists of the day, the Fox sisters, for a séance, the barrier between this world and the next is torn asunder. Something horrible comes through and takes up residence alongside Franklin and Jane in the walls of the very mansion itself.Only by overcoming their grief and confronting their darkest secrets can Jane and Franklin hope to rid themselves - and America - from the entity that seeks to make the White House its permanent home.
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I'm the author of ten internationally bestselling novels, including The Residence (September 1, 2020) .My previous books include The Demonologist, a #1 bestseller in Canada, Brazil and a number of other foreign territories, and the winner of the International Thriller Writers Award for Best Novel. My first novel, Lost Girls, won the Arthur Ellis Award, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and appeared on both the New York Times and Times (UK) bestseller lists. The Killing Circle was a New York Times Crime Novel of the Year, and The Wildfire Season a Globe and Mail Best Book. I made my way through a BA and MA in English Literature from McGill University, and somehow got a law degree from the University of Toronto.I live in Toronto.There's more at my website: www.andrewpyper.com
