Genre:
Horror
Themes:
Adventure / Survival
Danger / In Peril / On the Run
Dual Timeline (Past and Present)
Family Relationships
Ghosts
Magic
Married or Established Couple
Murder / Crime / Serial Killer
Mystery / Suspense
Mythology
Noir / Femme Fatale
Paranormal Encounters
Return to Hometown
Saving the World
Supernatural Elements
Heat Level:
Medium (sex scenes are included and may use mildly graphic description)
Archetypes:
Amateur Sleuth / Private Investigator
Angel / Demon
Artist / Graphic Designer / Illustrator
Government Employee / Civil Servant
Parent / Caregiver
Reporter / Journalist
Student
Teacher / Professor
Geographic Location:
United Kingdom: England
Setting:
Academic / School / University
Small Town / Rural
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Bi or Pansexual
Lesbian
Queer
Transgender
Trigger/Content Warning:
Graphic Violence
depictions of homophobia / transphobia, murder, implied small-town racism
Hummingbird
By TC Parker
Needful Things x The Witches of Eastwick x Good Omens
There’s a storm brewing in Gallow: angry parents, protests at the school, a new priest up at the church with some very clear ideas on sin… and an unfamiliar face in the cottage on the edges of the village, carving sculptures out of skin and bone.
It’s a powder keg. Even before the protestors start disappearing…
Jodie doesn’t want trouble – just to be left alone to raise her son in peace.
Tanya wants more God and less wickedness in her own son’s studies.
Tara wants to leave her complicated past behind her, if only it would let her go.
And all Jonas wants is to get some work done – and if he can make peace with his father while he’s at it, then so much the better.
But the woman in the cottage and the priest up at the church – they have very different goals in mind. And Jodie and Tanya, Tara and Jonas… they’re about to get caught in the crossfire.
With a Foreword by Stephanie Ellis, author of PAUSED and THE FIVE TURNS OF THE WHEEL
“Hummingbird is the kind of novel labyrinth where the unexpected lurks around every corner. Parker’s mosaic holds layer upon layer of gripping characters and supernatural tricks in a Pulp Fiction-esque horror show, where a monster’s only weakness is another kind of monster. Immediately engrossing.”
Hailey Piper, author of THE WORM AND HIS KINGS