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How Bad Things Can Get

by Darcy Coates Publisher: POISONED PEN PR

A fan gathering turns perilous on Prosperity Island

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A fan gathering turns perilous on Prosperity Island

Prosperity Island is the setting for a five-day event of games and partying, but its idyllic beaches sit alongside a dark local legend. Among the attendees is Ruth, the sole survivor of an infamous cult, who has spent decades keeping her identity and past hidden. When the island’s history comes to light, it connects directly to Ruth’s childhood; meanwhile, guests begin disappearing and the games turn deadly. Darcy Coates builds this horror premise around the collision of a contemporary influencer gathering with a buried past, placing Ruth’s effort to stay unnoticed amid a growing threat to everyone on the island.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Horror readers interested in an isolated-island setting and a sinister local legend.
  • Readers drawn to stories involving influencers, fan events, and games that become dangerous.
  • Readers interested in a protagonist whose hidden past becomes central to the danger.

Themes

Hidden historiesSurvival and the pastCelebrity and fandomIsolation and danger

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Book overview

The Blair Witch Project meets Fyre Fest in this bloody new thriller from the queen of scares, Darcy Coates!

It was supposed to be the party of the century: miles of idyllic white sand beaches, lush jungle foliage...and a dark legend nobody dreamed might be all too true.

When an online influencer and several hundred of his most loyal fans land on Prosperity Island, the plan is simple: five days of elaborate games, drinking, and suntanned fun.

A week in paradise should have been a welcome respite. The only survivor of an infamous cult, Ruth wants nothing more than to keep her head down and not draw attention. She's spent decades outrunning her blood-soaked childhood, and her identity is a closely held secret.

But then the true history of the island is revealed...along with its sinister connection to Ruth's past. As guests go missing and games turn deadly, Ruth and the rest of the attendees are forced to question whether they've really been invited to paradise...or whether something much darker--and far bloodier--is waiting for them just beyond the bonfire's light.

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