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Drowned Sorrow
Praise for Drowned Sorrow: "Vanessa Morgan has the gift of pacing and spookiness." - Scott Nicholson, author of They Hunger and The Farm "A racy thriller in the vein of Dean Koontz and John Saul..." - Dirk Vandereyken, author of Fates Worse Than Death and Hunter Megan Blackwood has just lost her only son in a terrible accident. Now she has come to Moonlight Creek with her teenage daughter Jenna, hoping a change of scenery might help to put her life and that of her daughter back together. But something odd is going on in Moonlight Creek. When rain falls over the village, its inhabitants commit grisly murders, leaving the place deserted with the first rays of sunshine. Beneath the lake's surface, an eerie presence watches ... and waits .... Waits to reveal a tragic past drowned in mystery and fear. One that doesn't bode well for visitors. By the time Megan realizes that her life, as well as that of her daughter, is in danger, it may be too late to escape. About the Author: Vanessa Morgan is a screenwriter and novelist. She lives in Brussels, Belgium.
Pages: 188
ISBN: 9781605941622
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Rachel S.
Apr 6, 2026
Drowned Sorrow starts off with Megan Blackwood in a meeting at work and her daughter constantly ringing but she tells her receptionist to tell her unless it is an emergency she cannot talk. When Megan gets home she finds her only son has died in a bid to get some attention from his mother who was married to her work.
Months later Megan decides to take a break with her Daughter Jenna to Moonlight Creek a small secluded village where the villagers only come out in the rain, walk like they have all the time in the world and look and act pretty strange. And a Lake!
I will not say anything more about the plot as I do not want to spoil the story for people that have not read it yet.
This book was pretty crazy, it had sadness and sorrow, action plus its was scary and creepy.
While reading it I kept telling Megan and Jenna in my head not to go near the Lake. I think if it were me that had visited Moonlight Creek I would have made a U-turn and drove away quickly instead of making do.
The story did jump from character to character a lot of the time and sometimes I got a bit lost with all the jumps but it did not spoil it.
Drowned Sorrow could have been a bit longer, it was well written and it kept me gripped, wanting to find out what happens at the end.
It has great potential for a movie.
Months later Megan decides to take a break with her Daughter Jenna to Moonlight Creek a small secluded village where the villagers only come out in the rain, walk like they have all the time in the world and look and act pretty strange. And a Lake!
I will not say anything more about the plot as I do not want to spoil the story for people that have not read it yet.
This book was pretty crazy, it had sadness and sorrow, action plus its was scary and creepy.
While reading it I kept telling Megan and Jenna in my head not to go near the Lake. I think if it were me that had visited Moonlight Creek I would have made a U-turn and drove away quickly instead of making do.
The story did jump from character to character a lot of the time and sometimes I got a bit lost with all the jumps but it did not spoil it.
Drowned Sorrow could have been a bit longer, it was well written and it kept me gripped, wanting to find out what happens at the end.
It has great potential for a movie.