Boys in the Valley
By Philip Fracassi

When he was a child, Peter Barkow lost both of his parents tragically. Now, at sixteen, Peter is the oldest boy at St. Vincent’s, a strict Catholic orphanage for boys run by an intense head priest, Father Poole.

The head priest’s ruthlessness contrasts starkly with the kind and gentle nature of Father Andrew, who mentors Peter in the hopes that one day he, too, will turn to the cloth.

When the sheriff from town brings his sick and injured brother to be seen by the priests, he may have unknowingly brought something sinister through their doors.

This is masterful storytelling. Readers are given the full picture of the scenes unfolding by experiencing the perspectives of several different characters, even switching between first and third person, in a way that truly brings the story and the characters to life.

The book grips you from the start and never lets go. The imagery is visceral and brutal, and the characters are complex and compelling.

Boys in the Valley is the scariest book I’ve read since The Exorcist, and one I won’t soon forget. I loved it and would highly recommend it. This book will scare you.

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