Sixteen

By Aline Becker

Whoever said that, in 1950, the only curse sown in Moulin was the drought... was mistaken. On the Jones farm, there lived a peculiar creature: Blake Jones, a man for whom the title of monster always fit too well. For years, they kept the beast in his rightful place -- chained, the sound of metal ringing like the bells of a profane church. With the monster subdued, they could command, mock, and exploit him. After all, that is the role reserved for those born with the blood of betrayal. But even the wildest beast can rise against its master. In the midst of his feast of revenge, Blake comes across the unthinkable: Dolores Hill, an apparently ordinary girl with a secret affinity for the grotesque and the dark; and Julie, the housemaid plotting to bring down the Joneses. In the wake of the slaughter, saviors and victims lose themselves along paths eroded by violence. The flesh had to be offered. The land demanded blood. And to meet those demands, Blake had sixteen offerings. The question is: who will remain to carry the title of monster -- and who will inherit the purity of a little white rabbit?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F631ZV6P
• ISBN13: 9798280007437
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 226 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"