Pinfeathers

A tense, gripping novel about a mother whose child begins to change in ways she can’t explain, for fans of Delicate Condition and Nightbitch.

Nora Pacetti is a new stay-at-home mother, tired but coping while caring for her happy, healthy baby Olivia. But then one morning, something that looks like a feather starts growing out of Olivia's arm. Or at least, that’s what Nora’s mother, Giulia, thinks. Nora thinks her mother has probably spent too much time watching conspiracy videos on YouTube.

Nora’s husband thinks Olivia needs tests, specialists, hospitals. But Nora senses that whatever is happening to her daughter needs to be concealed—and a mother’s intuition is never wrong. Soon sinister people begin asking questions about Olivia, and Nora starts to wonder if there really is something wrong with her baby. But she’s determined discover the truth about her daughter…no matter the cost.

Christina Henry is a horror and dark fantasy author whose works include The House that Horror Built, Good Girls Don’t Die, Horseman, Near the Bone, The Ghost Tree, Looking Glass, The Girl in Red, The Mermaid, Lost Boy, Red Queen, Alice and the seven- book urban fantasy Black Wings series.

She enjoys running long distances, reading anything she can get her hands on and watching movies with samurai, zombies and/ or subtitles in her spare time. She lives in Chicago with her husband and son. Follow her on X @C_Henry_Author, on Facebook and Instagram @authorchristinahenry, and on her website www.christinahenry.net.