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Asylum

16 minMadeleine Roux

What's it about

Ever wondered what secrets an old asylum holds? For sixteen-year-old Dan Crawford, a summer program at the New Hampshire College Prep is his ticket to a fresh start. But when he discovers the dorm was once a psychiatric hospital, he learns that some places never let go of their past. You'll follow Dan and his new friends, Abby and Jordan, as they explore the asylum's forbidden wings. Uncovering a series of disturbing photographs and cryptic notes, they awaken a dark history that begins to haunt their present. Get ready to unravel a terrifying mystery where the lines between sanity and madness blur, and the past is dangerously alive.

Meet the author

Madeleine Roux is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Asylum series, which has sold over a million copies and been translated worldwide. A graduate of the Beloit College creative writing program, her lifelong fascination with antique photographs and forgotten histories directly inspired her unique blend of found photography and chilling fiction. Roux's work masterfully explores the unsettling power of the past, transforming historical artifacts into the heart of modern horror and suspense for a new generation of readers.

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What's it about

Ever wondered what secrets an old asylum holds? For sixteen-year-old Dan Crawford, a summer program at the New Hampshire College Prep is his ticket to a fresh start. But when he discovers the dorm was once a psychiatric hospital, he learns that some places never let go of their past. You'll follow Dan and his new friends, Abby and Jordan, as they explore the asylum's forbidden wings. Uncovering a series of disturbing photographs and cryptic notes, they awaken a dark history that begins to haunt their present. Get ready to unravel a terrifying mystery where the lines between sanity and madness blur, and the past is dangerously alive.

Meet the author

Madeleine Roux is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Asylum series, which has sold over a million copies and been translated worldwide. A graduate of the Beloit College creative writing program, her lifelong fascination with antique photographs and forgotten histories directly inspired her unique blend of found photography and chilling fiction. Roux's work masterfully explores the unsettling power of the past, transforming historical artifacts into the heart of modern horror and suspense for a new generation of readers.

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