Dancing with a Dead Horse by Danielle DeVor

At each crime scene, the killer leaves behind a gruesome signature, from which the title is derived.Īlthough the story is not written in first person, you almost feel as if it is. And then another body is found, and another, each one making Jason appear a little more guilty. The tension mounts at warp speed and you wonder how Jason’s going to get himself out of this mess. And when that teen, Jason, finds himself accused of killing a classmate, he becomes the wrongfully accused man hounded by the sheriff and ostracized by his peers. That would explain her uncanny ability to get into the head of a teen so convincingly and see the world through his eyes. DeVor stopped developing at the age of 16 or 17. This is one of those rare books that after you get a few pages into it you say: Oh man, this is gonna be really good, then shove everything else aside and dive in head first.

My 5-Star Review of DANCING WITH A DEAD HORSE by Danielle DeVorĭanielle DeVor’s ‘Dancing With A Dead Horse’ is one of the best whodunnits I’ve read in a long time. Jason is left with a choice: To run and hide or to clear his name and find out why the killer is targeting him before it’s too late. But if finding a body wasn’t bad enough, when a horse doll made of human skin and hair is found in his locker, the entire town accuses Jason of the murder.Īs the body count rises, so does the hostility. When he finds the body of the most popular girl in school, he has a major freak-out session, and then calls 911. McCammon, Willow Rose, and Joe Hill, you'll love this ghostly dark fantasy filled with enough occult and supernatural to scratch that horror itch! 'DeVor delivers a terrifying story of demonic possession and the valiant fight to save the child that will have you turning on all the lights in your house and jumping at the slightest sound.Sixteen-year-old, Jason Miller, wants three things: to become a professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter, graduate from high school, and avoid his mother’s ballet classes. If you like Darcy Coates, Jack Ketchum, Robert R. Will he survive long enough to save the child-and his soul? But helping Lucy means performing the one thing he swore he would never do: an exorcism.

Whatever being 'marked' means, Jimmy doesn't care. The Blackmoor residence rests upon the outskirts of town with a history of magic, mayhem, and death, Jimmy Holiday must decide if the young girl, Lucy, is only ill, or if the haunting of the house and her apparent possession are real.Īfter the house appears to affect him as well with colors of magic dancing before his eyes, rooms warded by a witch, and a ring of power in his voice, Jimmy is met by a transient who tells him he has 'the Mark.' A defrocked priest offers to help an old friend with a sick daughter, but he has no idea what truly awaits him in this story of supernatural horror.

Dancing with a Dead Horse by Danielle DeVor