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Within These Walls

by Ania Ahlborn

A true-crime writer’s return to a cult’s crime scene

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A true-crime writer’s return to a cult’s crime scene

Lucas Graham’s hoped-for comeback depends on an unusual assignment: gaining the confidence of Jeffrey Halcomb, a notorious cult leader and mass murderer who has offered to break decades of silence. The arrangement takes Lucas from New York to the Washington State farmhouse where Halcomb’s followers died, making the crime scene both his workplace and the setting for his investigation. The supernatural threat is tied directly to Halcomb’s promise of eternal life, bringing questions of ambition and belief into a horror story about a past that may not be finished. The premise intertwines a writer’s pursuit of a story with the history of a violent cult.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Horror readers interested in supernatural threats rooted in a crime scene.
  • Readers drawn to stories about cults, true-crime writing, and the pursuit of professional success.

Themes

Ambition and successCult belief and devotionThe persistence of the pastSupernatural horror

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Book overview

In this supernatural thriller that's "cruel, bone-chlling, and destined to become a classic" (Nick Cutter), bestselling horror author Ania Ahlborn asks: How far would you go for success? What would you be capable of if the promise of forever was real?With his marriage on the rocks and his life in shambles, washed-up true-crime writer Lucas Graham is desperate for a comeback, one more shot at the bestselling success he once enjoyed. His chance comes when he's promised exclusive access to death row inmate Jeffrey Halcomb, the notorious cult leader and mass murderer who's ready to break his silence after thirty years, and who contacted Lucas personally from his maximum-security cell. With nothing left to lose, Lucas leaves New York to live and work from the scene of the crime: a split-level farmhouse on a gray-sanded beach in Washington State whose foundation is steeped in the blood of Halcomb's diviners--runaways who were drawn to his message of family, unity, and unconditional love. There, Lucas sets out to capture the real story of the departed faithful. Except that he's not alone. For Jeffrey Halcomb promised his devout eternal life...and within these walls, they're far from dead.
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