Those Who Hunger

The bestselling coming of age thriller that culls the lurking dread and primal hunger of the vampire myth, but leaves the cliches at the door.

Stephen King's Needful Things meets The Poisonwood Bible in an evocative vampire tale as fresh and inventive as The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires.

In rural Pennsylvania, a teenage boy is mauled to death.

Hadassah Zook knows what happened, but she isn’t telling. There’s a dreadful secret buried between the furrows of her upright, simple Amish valley.

Another murder lights a fire of suspicion and prejudice in the community. It threatens to destroy everything. The killings draw in two FBI detectives: Jacobo Barrabas and Keith Linguard. But they aren’t the only ones on the hunt in Hager's Valley.

Those Who Hunger is a suspenseful, paranormal family saga and coming-of-age tale. It explores the consequences of secrecy, suspicion, and loss on a family in the midst of a young girl’s passage into womanhood.

What Goodreads Readers are Saying:

"A complex, spine-chilling tale from the Big Valley, Those Who Hunger is a satisfying read about the dark, twisted side of a quaint community." Reader's Favorite ★★★★★

"A wonderfully woven tapestry of vampire horror and suspense." Becca E. ★★★★★

"...research, beautiful writing, stunning creativity, well conceived murder mystery, great ending... I will likely be thinking of this for a long time." Ash ★★★★★

"...very entertaining and unlike anything I've read before..." TheVampireBookworm ★★★★

"With interesting characters and spectacular writing, this had me hooked from cover to cover." Mark Mackey (Author of Swan Song) ★★★★★

"An elaborate and extremely gripping narrative... I quickly found that if I was not reading this book in every spare second I had that I was thinking about it." ★★★★★ Stacey M.

"A wildly engaging story of tradition, modernity, religion, folklore, and violence." Evan H. ★★★★★

"...a tale hard to put down, unexpected in its twists and turns, and full-bodied in its probe of Amish beliefs, community, and the horror that overlays and changes everything." D. Donavan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review

Vivid and atmospheric, this slow-burn thriller will set fire to everything you know about vampires. You won’t want to leave Hager's Valley, but you won’t be able to turn the pages fast enough either. The story and characters will stay with you long after its satisfying conclusion.

Banner stitches every heartbreak and revelation into an emotionally riveting exploration of the questions: What makes us monsters: is it desire, deception, loyalty? And how far do you have to go to stop one?

Escape to Hager's Valley with a friend, and bring along the Book Club Discussion Guide available inside.