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THE WASH-ASHORES
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Some promises cost you the one you love.

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The Temple of Kronos wants her dead. The Stoneslayer wants her destroyed. Neither will have her.

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A poisoned cousin, a five-year-old's life, and a family with too many secrets.

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Betrayal runs in her blood. Justice runs in his. Together, they burn it all down.

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"ANOTHER WINNER!"
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Running from her past, she finds a killer, a protector, and her faith.

The Beast of Barcroft by Bill Schweigart

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Also by Bill Schweigart:

The Guilty One, April 2023
Hardcover / e-Book
The Devil's Colony, July 2017
e-Book
Northwoods, February 2016
e-Book
The Beast of Barcroft, November 2015
Hardcover / e-Book

THE BEAST OF BARCROFT
By: Bill Schweigart

Fatal Folklore #1
Hydra Publications
November 2015
On Sale: November 17, 2015
Featuring: Ben McKelvie
202 pages
ISBN: 0804181365
EAN: 9780804181365
Kindle: B00VOYNELI
Hardcover / e-Book
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Fantasy | Science Fiction | Horror

Fans of Stephen King and Bentley Little will devour The Beast of Barcroft, Bill Schweigart’s brilliant new vision of dark suburban horror. Ben thought he had the neighbor from hell. He didn’t know how right he was. . . .

Ben McKelvie believes he’s moving up in the world when he and his fiancΓ©e buy a house in the cushy Washington, D.C., suburb of Bancroft. Instead, he’s moving downβ€”way downβ€”thanks to Madeleine Roux, the crazy neighbor whose vermin-infested property is a permanent eyesore and looming hazard to public health.

First, Ben’s fiancΓ©e leaves him; then, his dog dies, apparently killed by a predator drawn into Barcroft by Madeleine’s noxious menagerie. But the worst is yet to come for Ben, for he’s not dealing with any ordinary wild animal. This killer is something much, much worse. Something that couldn’t possibly existβ€”in this world.

Now, as a devilish creature stalks the locals, Ben resolves to take action. With some grudging assistance from a curator at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and the crackpot theories of a self-styled cryptozoologist, he discovers the sinister truth behind the attacks, but knowing the Beast of Barcroft and stopping it are two different animals.

Fatal Folklore

The Beast of Barcroft
THE BEAST OF BARCROFT
#1.0 β€’ November 2015
Northwoods
NORTHWOODS
#2.0 β€’ February 2016
The Devil's Colony
THE DEVIL'S COLONY
#3.0 β€’ July 2017

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