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The mass suicide of a cult known as the Flock sent shockwaves through the small rural town of Iola, Michigan. Led by the charismatic Dominic Bragg, the Flock camped at an abandoned bird sanctuary before their sudden and shocking demise. The deaths came just weeks after one of their members, Laurel Tai, a local pageant queen, was abducted.
The town turned its blame and fear onto the sole survivor, Claire Kettler–Laurel’s best friend. Burdened by grief and unanswered questions about her friend’s murder and her fellow cult members’ deaths, Claire can’t help but wonder what really happened, especially when the cult leader is nowhere to be found.
When podcaster Arlo Stone begins poking around ten years later, determined to uncover the truth about the cult and Laurel’s murder, Claire is propelled back into action. In a desperate attempt to puzzle out the past and keep her secrets from being spilled for the entertainment of thousands of listeners, Claire must dig into a tangle of unanswered questions before time runs out and history repeats itself.
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781639109524
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- ISBN: 9781639109524
- File size: 1269 KB
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- English
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September 6, 2024
A difficult childhood left Claire aching for love and belonging, the exact emotions preyed on by a northern Michigan cult calling itself the Flock. The Flock's charismatic leader, Dominic Bragg, used the remote setting of a former nature sanctuary in the small college town of Iola to lure a steady stream of new recruits to the group. Claire felt close to the Flock and its main recruiter, Lollie. But when Lollie disappeared and the rest of the Flock suffered a terrible tragedy, Claire was left with spotty memories and the distrust of everyone in town. Ten years later, a podcaster comes to Iola, set on asking Claire questions she knows she can't answer. Robards' (The Three Deaths of Willa Stanmard, 2023) eerie, atmospheric thriller is sure to hook true-crime devotees and fans of Kate Weinberg's The Truants, Ivar Leon Merger's What Mother Won't Tell Me, and Janelle Brown's Pretty Things. Robards pulls off the tricky feat of allowing Claire, Dominic, and Lollie to narrate different chapters, offering new perspectives on the appeal of found families and the allure of hard-won independence.COPYRIGHT(2024) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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