Girl Among Crows

#horror #suspense #thriller

by Brendon Vayo

October 30 – November 24 Virtual Book Tour

Beware the Brotherhood of the Raven

When two boys vanish from her hometown, Daphne Gauge notices uncanny parallels to her brother’s disappearance 30 years earlier. Symbols of an ancient Norse god. Rumors of a promise to reward the town’s faithful with wealth and power, for a price. She warns her husband that another sacrifice is imminent, but just like last time, no one believes her.

This leaves her with a desperate choice: investigate with limited resources, or give in to the FBI’s request for an interview. For years, they’ve wanted a member of the Gauge family to go on record about the tragedy back in 1988. If she agrees to a deposition now, Daphne must confess her family’s dark secrets. But she also might have one last chance to unmask the killer from back then . . . and now.

For readers who enjoy Stephen King, Gillian Flynn, Joshilyn Jackson, Riley Sager, Jennifer McMahon, and Simone St. James.

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My Thoughts:

Girl Among Crows is an original, daunting read that transitions a reader between dual timelines that both lead you into a world you can’t help but continue to explore. When it comes to horror/suspense/thrillers, I love when a story pushes me outside of my realm of comfort and leaves me feeling unsettled until the end. Brandon Vayo accomplishes this with uncanny precision!

Dual timelines that have similarities are sometimes hard to follow, but I felt that these worked together quite well, intricately connecting. We get plenty of twists that include eccentricities that our daily lives don’t often see (i.e. the Norse-related aspects). I did have to stop a few times to look up a word or two, but overall, I felt the story gives most of what you need to understand.

I hope that Brandon Vayo continues to write like this! Dark, compelling, and intricate like a spider’s web….drawing you in, snaring you in a trap of a book that you are too creeped out to put down!

Praise for Girl Among Crows:

“Brendon Vayo has crafted a pagan potboiler that is equal parts mystical and mysterious, profane and profound, blissfully existing at the intersection of horror and whodunnits.”
~ Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Ghost Eaters

“Fans of Gillian Flynn will love Girl Among Crows . . . Brendon Vayo’s debut thriller is eerie, mysterious, and addicting.”
~ Brooke L. French, author of Inhuman Acts and The Carolina Variant

“Brendon Vayo’s Girl Among Crows is an eerie page turner rich with Norse Mythology, cult rituals, and creepy twists to rival Stephen King, Shirley Jackson and Stephen Graham Jones.”
~ MQ Webb, author of When You’re Dying and How to Spot a Psychopath

“This fresh, artful thriller, as genuinely frightening a novel as you’ll read all year, darts smoothly between the decades as not one but two mysteries unfurl like stairways into darkness. Intelligent, original, audacious—and scary”
~ A.J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window

Book Details:

Genre: Horror
Published by: CamCat Books
Publication Date: November 2023
Number of Pages: 416
ISBN: 9780744306552 (ISBN10: 0744306558)
Book Links: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | BookShop.org | Goodreads | CamCat Books

Follow the Book Tour:

10/30 Showcase @ Books, Ramblings, and Tea
10/31 Review @ Novels Alive
11/01 Guest post @ The Book Divas Reads
11/02 Showcase @ Silvers Reviews
11/04 Review @ Urban Book Reviews
11/06 Showcase @ Mystery, Thrillers, and Suspense
11/07 Interview @ Hott Books
11/07 Review @ Guatemala Paula Loves to Read
11/09 Review @ dianas_books_cars_coffee
11/10 Showcase @ I Love Books and Stuff Blog
11/12 Review @ Country Mamas With Kids
11/13 Podcast interview @ Blog Talk Radio
11/14 Showcase @ Must Read Faster
11/15 Review @ The Book Review Crew
11/16 Showcase @ Celticladys Reviews
11/19 Showcase @ Nesies Place
11/20 Review @ Lynchburg Reads
11/21 Review @ ashmanda. k
11/22 Review @ Wall-to-wall Books
11/23 Review @ aratecla_the_bookrat
11/23 Showcase @ Teatime and Books

About the Author:

Brendon Vayo was born in Okinawa, Japan, and now lives in Austin, TX. He has a wonderful wife and three children. The kids keep him awake at night, so he hopes his books do the same to you.