Pinewood House

When struggling writer Byron Lords takes up residence in Pinewood House, a once-stately mansion in the Georgia town of Demeter, he discovers a century-old secret that transforms a failed writer into a bestselling author of horror fiction. Soon after publication of his first novel, a series of brutal murders occurs sharing distinct characteristics: All follow the methodology of the antagonist in the novel, and each victim was a known adversary of Byron Lords. When the pattern is repeated with the publication of each succeeding novel, suspicion falls on the reclusive writer living within Pinewood House's ivy-covered walls. Only a young, aspiring writer and his journalist friend have any hope of influencing events transpiring in Pinewood House, though the lives they save might ultimately be their own.Frank LoProto's fifth novel is a complex tale of murder and vengeance, the suspense building as the horrible secret dwelling within Pinewood House is revealed. In the aftermath of each of Byron Lords' novels, the old mansion's reputation is affirmed as a place where dreams are born and nightmares come alive.

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