Librería Samer Atenea
Librería Aciertas (Toledo)
Kálamo Books
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Librería Elías (Asturias)
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Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
In the quiet town of Oakhaven/Ravenshade, life is predictable-until a string of savage murders cracks the community wide open. Fear spreads faster than facts, and as reporters swarm the story, the media coins a name that turns the killer into a myth: Monster John. The nickname sticks, feeding paranoia, suspicion, and a growing sense that no one truly knows their neighbors anymore.But the terror isn’t supernatural. It’s human-walking in daylight, blending into routine, appearing harmless and forgettable. Beneath that ordinary mask is John: a man shaped by a childhood trauma so violent it shattered his sense of self. What he buried for years begins to surface as a darker identity, a predatory force driven by rage, repression, and the echoes of what he witnessed. The novel follows both the town’s unraveling and John’s internal collapse, revealing how fear, secrecy, and untreated wounds can turn survival into something monstrous.As bodies mount, investigators-led by Detective Brody-fight to cut through sensational headlines and find patterns in the chaos. When one intended pair of victims narrowly escapes, the case finally gains momentum, pushing the hunt into its most dangerous phase. Clues tighten, pressure rises, and the pursuit drives into choking fog and jagged terrain where one mistake could mean another slaughter.Monster John is a psychological horror thriller fueled by small-town dread, media-fueled hysteria, and a relentless manhunt. It builds toward a harrowing confrontation in a desolate ravine-and leaves you with the most unsettling question of all: when the legend ends, is the monster truly gone, or just waiting for the town to fall quiet again?
