![]() Quinn befriends Cole, the puckish teen at the center of the prologue’s controversy, and his circle of popular friends come to accept her right as Frendo - the town’s de facto clown mascot - begins a murder spree. Similarly, Quinn suffers from anxiety brought on by the traumatic death of her mother, but Cesare approaches the delicate matter realistically rather than steeping it in melodrama. The relocation is her father’s choice, but Quinn is considerate she looks at it as a fresh start rather than the doom and gloom of a stereotypical angst-ridden teen character. When the incident occurs - an intoxicated younger girl narrowly avoids danger before plummeting to her death - it’s live-streamed for the entire internet to see.Ī year later, Quinn Maybrook moves from Philadelphia to the small town of Kettle Springs, Missouri. ![]() The reader can surmise that something bad is going to happen at the end-of-summer high school reservoir party, but the details are impossible to predict. The prologue escalates with palpable suspense befitting of a Final Destination setpiece. After all, how many other young adult novels have been endorsed by Clive Barker? Cesare imbues the book with all the mayhem, gore, language, and partying you’d find in an R-rated slasher. ![]() ![]() It’s a young adult novel, but don’t let that fool you into thinking that the genre elements are toned down. ![]() Indie horror author Adam Cesare ( Video Night, The Summer Job) makes the jump to the big leagues with Clown in a Cornfield, published by HarperCollins’ HarperTeen. ![]()
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