Launch Event for The Dead of Summer by Ryan La Sala

Join us in-store to celebrate the launch of RYAN LA SALA's newest YA novel ! After Ollie's mom recovers from cancer, they both return to their island home just before a perilous storm hits and unleashes a deadly plague.

Two Days Before

Ollie Veltman is finally coming home to the quaint island of Anchor’s Mercy after a year away while his mom battled cancer. It should be a celebration -- his mom is cancer free, and she’s determined to have the best summer ever -- but Ollie’s (now ex) best friends think he abandoned them, and he’s returning with a lot of questions. Because for a place that’s perfect on the surface, a secret rots below the waves. A secret that could explain his mom’s illness, and the illness of so many other locals.

Ollie’s desperate search for the truth turns life-or-death when a storm descends upon the island. In its wake, a long-sunken horror rises . . .

Three Weeks After

Ollie is being held in isolation aboard a military hospital ship in the harbor. They say he’s a survivor, but they only know half the story. The truth is more monstrous than Ollie ever believed, and he suspects his saviors aren’t here to save anyone. Only Ollie can stop what's coming, but that means getting back to Anchor’s Mercy before it vanishes, taking with it everyone he has ever loved.

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Monday, September 15th at 6pm at Our 17th St Store!

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Books of Wonder, 42 West 17th Street, New York, United States