A Hugo Award-Winning Author
a��Come home.a�\x9d Veraa�TMs mother called and Vera obeyed. In spite of their long estrangement, in spite of the memories, shea�TMs come back to the home of a serial killer. Back to face the love she had for her father and the bodies he buried there, beneath the house hea�TMd built for his family. Coming home is hard enough for Vera, and to make things worse, she and her mother arena�TMt alone. A parasitic artist has moved into the guest house out back and is slowly stripping Veraa�TMs childhood for spare parts. There are secrets yet undiscovered in the foundations of the notorious Crowder House. Vera must face them and find out for herself just how deep the rot goes.