Jackal (2022)

Others: Positive

It's lurking. Liz Rocher returns home, albeit reluctantly, to a predominantly white town in Pennsylvania. She braces for an uncomfortable weekend, but when her best friend's daughter, Caroline, vanishes at the wedding, Liz notices a chilling girls gone missing on summer nights, last seen at parties in the woods. As she delves into the town's past, she uncovers a terrifying secret - Black girls have been disappearing for years. With evil closing in, Liz must find Caroline or risk being consumed by the darkness.

ISBN:: 9780593499320
Length:: 352 pages

Genres: fantasy, horror, mystery, thriller

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