Wolf Worm

An Instant New York Times, USA Today, and Indie Bestseller<BR><BR>Something darker than the devil stalks the North Carolina woods in Wolf Worm, a new gothic masterpiece from New York Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher<BR><BR>This gorgeous hardcover edition features endpapers illustrated by the author and a foil case stamp.<BR><BR>"I saw the devil in these woods."<BR><BR>After her father's death, Sonia Wilson is without work, prospects, or hope. She is a talented scientific illustrator, but jobs are scarce for women in science in 1899.<BR><BR>So when the reclusive Dr. Halder offers her a position illustrating his vast collection of rare insects, Sonia jumps at the chance to move to his North Carolina manor house and put her talents to use.<BR><BR>Once there though, she encounters dark happenings in the Carolina woods, and even darker questions come to light, like: what happened to the illustrator who came before her? Why are animals acting so strangely? And what is behind the peculiar local whispers about "blood thiefs?"<BR><BR>With the aid of a healer, a housekeeper, and clues found in the journals of her mysterious predecessor, Sonia discovers that Halder's entomological studies have taken him down a twisted road. His ground-breaking experiments come with a cost-one that Halder is paying with human flesh.<BR><BR>If Sonia can't find a way to stop the monstrosity, she may be next under the knife.