The Lost Village. New horror novel released by Maine author.

Mark Edward Hall is proud to announce the release of his new horror suspense thriller, The Lost Village.

Sarah Jameson Landry and her five year old daughter, Annabelle, haunted by the same insistent voice, embark on a reluctant journey to find their ancestral home. What they discover is a strange little village that has somehow gone adrift from the rest of the world. They uncover a horrifying legacy of missing children that dates back hundreds of years, and in the process learn the terrible secrets of their own ancestral past.

Michael Bannon, haunted by demons of his own has come to James Village in search of anonymity. What he finds instead is that no distance, great or small can ever erase the terrible mistakes of the past. He discovers also that he is, in some inconceivable way, connected to Sarah and the child Annabelle. They form an alliance with a small group of friends, villagers, who like themselves are tired of being afraid, and resign themselves to the task of seeking the truth regardless of its consequences. Together they embark on a terrifying quest to destroy the evil that lies at the center of all their lives.

The Lost Village is an epic journey into the unknown that leaves none of its participants unchanged by the experience. Dark and dazzling, it is a tale that encompasses dramas of seduction and death, episodes of tenderness and miraculous healing.

It is also an allegory about the deeds that men do and the secrets that they keep, a parable of innocence against the corruption of the soul, of sanity against madness, of triumph against all odds. And it gives us a rare glimpse into the dark superstition and aching loneliness that lies deep inside the core of all humankind.

Mark Edward Hall lives in Richmond, Maine with his wife Sheila. Mark is a song writer, a short story writer and a novelist. He was born in Brunswick, Maine and attended school there. The Lost Village is his first published novel. His next book, Into the Night, will be published in the fall of 2003.

For more information and links to booksellers please go to: http://markedwradhall.com
Email: mark@markedwardhall.com