The Dead and the Dark

Logan Ortiz-Woodley arrives in Snakebite, Oregon, with her ghost-hunter fathers to find a town already turning suspicious. Teenagers are disappearing, strange weather unsettles the community, and blame gathers around her family. Ashley Barton, whose boyfriend was the first to vanish, feels his presence even though he is missing. Working with Logan offers a possible way to understand what is happening. Their investigation exposes buried family and local histories, while the connection between them becomes more than a practical alliance. As danger intensifies, both girls must question the explanations they have inherited. This young-adult horror novel follows a supernatural mystery through a town where fear of outsiders and reluctance to confront the past have left room for something darker.