Little Brother - Paperback

by Adam Cosco (Author)

Twelve-year-old Leslie Adams is found covered in blood, standing over the lifeless body of a boy named Tommy. Everyone said she did it-after all, she was the only one there when he died. The most terrifying part? Leslie doesn't remember a thing. Years later, she still can't escape the shadow of that day. Now in college, Leslie is desperate for a fresh start... until the blackouts return. Night after night, she wakes from these fugue states with fresh bruises and unexplained cuts on her skin. Doctors insist she's self-harming-coping with repressed trauma. But deep down, Leslie knows something far more sinister is at play. Disturbing visions begin to haunt her: echoes of childish laughter in empty rooms, the silhouette of a familiar little boy lingering just out of sight. Leslie fears the horror that claimed Tommy never really left. With each missing moment, the darkness inside her grows-stronger, bolder. And when the truth finally claws its way to the surface, Leslie must confront a reality more terrifying than any childhood nightmare. Because the real horror isn't what she might have done back then... it's what's been hiding inside her ever since.