Mother Dauber

By: Bengston, K.

From the author of 'The Boatman' comes a frightening and gruesome tale of disease, memory, and family.

SOME MEMORIES ARE BURIED . . . OTHERS HATCH

Delilah Jones, a recent ornithology graduate, returns to Clear Fork at her uncle's request to care for her dementia-riddled mother. It should have been a somber, simple duty. But the woods surrounding the house echo voices from her past-voices long gone. The treeline has started to encroach on the cabin, and the night doesn't feel as empty as it used to.

THE SILENCE DOESN'T LAST

Mud-caked nests colonize the house. The droning swells, and her mother is dying in front of her. The voices in the woods are getting more personal. Something is circling the cabin at night, sucking on the windows and watching her sleep.

Cornered by a siege of buzzing nightmares, Delilah must dissect the truth from her own head before the swarm seals her in.

THE HIVE IS AWAKE

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GLJ5BJGX
• ISBN13: 9798295596230
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Jackalope House
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 8.0"