THE DEAD CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND

THEY WANTED A FRESH START. THEY GOT A NIGHTMARE.

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Kylie Macklin is eager to live a normal life. Freshly moved from Florida to Alabama and finally in remission from cancer, the optimistic nine-year-old is used to dodging her overprotective mom’s warnings. So when a new playmate invites her to hang out, the happy girl thinks nothing of the playground being located in a graveyard for young victims of the Spanish Flu… and a local serial killer.

 

Kayla Macklin hates starting over. Forced to relocate after her little sister’s recovery, the sullen nineteen-year-old despises her new home more when she sees a terrifying vision in the nearby crypt. And as kids around town start to fall gravely ill, she begins to suspect there is something sinister at play.

 

Tormented by a frightening specter’s ever-closer appearances, Kylie turns to her older sibling for help. But as Kayla digs into the history of the haunted ground, the twisted truths she discovers hint at a bloodthirst that can never be sated.

 

Can they face down the malevolent force without tripping into their own graves?

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​PRAISE FOR

THE DEAD CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND​

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​​​​"Kaine delivers a terrific, high-stakes story about a haunting with historical roots and family drama that ratcheted up the stakes."
-Debra Castenada, author of "A Dark and Rising Tide"

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"The characters were solid, the premise is fantastic and the pacing was great."
-Ben Young, author of "Stuck"

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"An effective, chilling and emotional ghost story"
-Graeme Reynolds, author of "High Moor"

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"An absolute masterpiece of a ghostly tale."
-Z. Martin, author of "The Price of Insanity"​

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"Poignant yet spooky, The Dead Children's Playground will chill readers to the bone, then warm their hearts."
-BookLife by Publishers Weekly

"I am really difficult to scare, but this had me tucking my legs under the blanket at 1 a.m."
-Creepy Reads

"Dark twists and eerie moments that will chill you to the very bone."
-Honey's Horror Haven

"A perfect horror story that you will want to leave the lights on for."
-Red Book Review