"In the desolate flats of west Texas, two brothers purchase an old motel with the intent of renovating it and making a fortune off the population surge brought about by the fracking boom. Though each man is lured there by the promise of wealth, they are also fleeing something: a history of trauma, of failure, of family abuse, and shame. But the motel proves to have a history of its own. Once the business of a distant relative of theirs, Corbin Pugh, the brothers begin to discover signs that it might have been more than just ...
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"In the desolate flats of west Texas, two brothers purchase an old motel with the intent of renovating it and making a fortune off the population surge brought about by the fracking boom. Though each man is lured there by the promise of wealth, they are also fleeing something: a history of trauma, of failure, of family abuse, and shame. But the motel proves to have a history of its own. Once the business of a distant relative of theirs, Corbin Pugh, the brothers begin to discover signs that it might have been more than just a motel back during the wildcatter days of the last oil boom. As they live and labor in its dusty halls, fighting the crawling feeling that they are not alone here, they begin to wonder: what kind of a man was Corbin Pugh? What happened in the rooms he owned, so many decades ago? And is the motel changing them, warping them to become more ruthlessly ambitious and brutal -- or is this what men must become in order to survive on the edge of civilization?"--
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New in new dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on limitation page (signature only). LIMITED edition, #256/1000. New, unread copy with dust jacket in protective mylar sleeve. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 120 p. Audience: General/trade. By the Shirley Jackson Award-, British Fantasy Awards' Sydney J Bounds Newcomer Award-, Special Citation of the Philip K. Dick Award-, and Edgar Award-winning author of 'Mr. Shivers' and The Founders trilogy. Rare. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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