The Gates of Evangeline (Thorndike Press Large Print Reviewers' Choice) - Tapa dura

"What a delicious book! Gripping and atmospheric--with a heart-stopping twist--"The Gates of Evangeline" is an imaginative blend of southern gothic, family epic and spooky whodunit. Trust me: you won't just read Hester Young's debut, you will absorb this gorgeous novel using all 'six' senses."
--Jillian Medoff, bestselling author of "I Couldn't Love You More" and "Hunger Point"
"Hester Young's "The Gates of Evangeline" is not just a riveting story about the search for a long missing child. It's also a powerful and haunting examination of a mother's grief and her long road to recovery. Hester Young's protagonist, Charlotte "Charlie" Cates, is tough and vulnerable, wounded and fearless, and I simply could not stop reading this thrilling, beautifully written Southern Gothic mystery. I can't wait for the next entry in this captivating new series."
--David Bell, author of "Cemetery Girl" and" Somebody I Used to Know"

Manifesting psychic dreams after her son passes away that warn her about other children in danger, journalist Charlie Cates becomes entangled in a decades-old missing child case surrounding a prestigious Louisiana family.