The suspense had me jumping at every sound in the house!

The Litter by Kevin R. Doyle is a terrifying and devilishly clever urban horror story unlike any I’ve ever encountered. This riveting tale grabbed me from page one and never let me go!

The book opens with a young homeless boy disappearing into the darkened street that could represent any large urban center in the country, and the foreboding for what was to come begins. Readers won’t have long to wait for the shoe to drop, though, as the first gruesome death soon follows. The circumstances are puzzling, and the evidence left behind is perplexing. Early on, I questioned my suspicions about what was tearing the victims apart, literally chewing on the victims.

The plot unfolds from two main points of view. One is that of Karen Bannister, a social worker at the city’s homeless shelter, and the other is from Jared Woodson, a reporter for the local news station looking for his next big break of a story. Both are carrying baggage with them as they individually seek out the truth. Karen is the daughter of the city’s Chief of Detectives, from whom she has been estranged since the death of her fiancé at the hands of the police almost a year earlier. The shelter where she works is smack in the midst of “The Zone,” the crime-riddled inner city where the poor and unhoused cluster. Her energies are focused on the men, women, and children who are the first to fall prey to the dangers lurking amidst the crumbling urban infrastructure.

The setting could be any large city with a deteriorating downtown and a homeless population that calls the area home. The author creates just the right mood and atmosphere from the start, describing shadowy figures, darkened alleys, and the disembodied sounds of someone or something breathing down your neck. I literally got goosebumps and the suspense had me jumpy, starting at every unexplained sound I heard in the house while reading. While the reader finds out fairly quickly what’s behind the body count, the truth of the rest of the story comes later and as an absolute surprise. I won’t ruin it for you.

I recommend THE LITTER to readers of horror and urban thrillers.

I voluntarily reviewed this after receiving an Advanced Review Copy from the author through Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tours. ( )