Marla

In "Marla," acclaimed horror author Jonathan Janz crafts a haunting tale set in the eerie town of King’s Branch, where a reclusive young woman lives in a Gothic house surrounded by urban legends. As Detective Carl Lancaster links her to a series of murders, social worker Annie Frost and college student Dylan Ellison find themselves drawn to Marla for their own reasons. Each character's increasing obsession with her reveals the dark connections to their pasts, leading them toward an unimaginable nightmare. This striking novel explores the weight of inherited guilt and the terror that lurks behind an unforgettable gaze.