BOOK DESCRIPTION
In Harrow Glen, everyone knows the rule: stay away from the iron gates at the end of the old road. Nobody posts it on a sign. Nobody explains it. You’re just expected to obey.
Twelve-year-old Elias Grady is good at noticing things—like how adults go quiet when certain topics come up, and how the whole town can act normal a little too fast. But when a brutal storm rolls in and the power cuts out, Elias hears something beneath the thunder: iron groaning like it’s being forced to move.
The gates are opening.
And whatever slips through the darkness doesn’t want to be chased away. It wants to be invited.
With his best friend Mason and his little sister Lily caught in the middle, Elias has to untangle what Harrow Glen has been hiding—before the town’s oldest rule becomes its last chance.
A suspenseful middle-grade mystery packed with eerie atmosphere, fast-moving danger, and a small town where pretending everything is fine might be the most dangerous rule of all.
BOOK DETAILS
- Publisher: BookMark Press
- Publication Date: December 19, 2025
- Language: English
- Print Length: 339 pages
- ISBN-13: 979-8279058006
- Item Weight: 1.01 pounds
- Reading Age: 10 - 15 years
- Dimensions: 6 x 0.77 x 9 inches
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Edward D. Andrews is the author of many books, including Shadows of Main Street (2024) and THE OUTSIDER: Coming-of-Age In This Moment (2017). He holds multiple undergraduate and graduate degrees. He writes fiction that blends suspense, mystery, and human-scale stakes, with a focus on characters who notice what others ignore—stories that keep young readers turning pages. Andrews lives and writes with a strong interest in storytelling that explores hidden histories, personal responsibility, and the quiet tensions beneath everyday life.