Publisher's Synopsis
ohn G. Short is a young, deputy sheriff who lives in rural Ohio. One night the deputy is sent down a long, winding road deep in the woods. When he arrives he finds a terrified family who believes they've had an encounter with a "monster" in the woods. The unknown creature is something that will shake him to his core. Asking questions to the family and learning that they heard a loud growl; he seems to not be able to find answers. It seems it's hidden. Twenty years later, John meets a beautiful and mysterious woman named, Christina Crawford. She is at this penitentary monster book signing event and meets John who is also there doing a book signing . When the event ended, John put away his things outside in his car. Being startled, Christina is standing behind him and while gently grabbing his arm, as if coaxing him to go somewhere with her, she invites him to come back inside the Pleasant Hill Penitentary. She leads him to a cell block with a metal door. What is behind this door introduces John to a terrifying expedition that will leave the readers of the book on the path of fear and evil.
