The Vessel: A Novel

By S.E. Howard

As a child, Josh Finley is abducted by pedophile Michael Traynor. After 19 days of unimaginable horror, he manages to escape, but in the aftermath, he has amnesia from the trauma. The last thing he remembers of his time in captivity is seeing the dead body of another of Traynor's young victims. Ten years later, FBI Special Agent John Rodriguez asks for Josh's help to try and identify the murdered boy and find where Traynor buried the remains. Rodriguez says Traynor is willing to cooperate, but on one condition: He'll only talk to Josh. In coming face-to-face with the man who has haunted him for so many years, Josh uncovers darker secrets than he ever imagined possible, and a horrifying fate that this time, he cannot hope to escape.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1959798928
• ISBN13: 9781959798927
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Wicked House Publishing
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"