Psychologist Madeleine LeBlanc has spent her whole career trying to determine the cause of her father's schizophrenia. She always felt that she could unravel its origins and cure the man who left her and her brother, Marc, to practically raise themselves on the Louisiana Bayou. But, when Marc takes his own life on a fishing boat in the middle of Bayou Black, Madeleine embarks on a journey into her family history, to a time when the antebellum era was crumbling, and the line between servant and master was starting to fade. And, the more she pries the more she reveals her family's dark past, rife with conjured demons and river magic gone awry. Madeleine's only hope to save herself is to face the ghosts of the past, the dangers of the present, and the twisted ladder that links them all together.
"A phenomenal novel, a thriller with characters that are intriguing and real, a sublime plot, and all the right ingredients. This is a fabulous first book from an author who knows how to tell a story. I see an incredible future for her."
Heather Graham, New York Times bestselling author of The Death Dealer
"Eerie and evocative, A Twisted Ladder provides scares and surprises galore."
Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of The Surgeon
"Rhodi Hawk has reshaped Southern Gothic and made it her own. Alternately lyrical and disturbing, majestic and profoundly creepy, A Twisted Ladder sings with an unabashed love of the South even while lifting its rocks to reveal the decay and darkness lurking beneath."
F. Paul Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of the Reapirman Jack series
