I’m thrilled to announce the upcoming Summer 2024 release of my new novel, West Falls Revisited!

Originally started in early 2019 as my long-gestating “mosaic of a small town” novel, West Falls Revisited was completely upended midstream by the global pandemic. The new, evolving, and terrifying backdrop for the contemporary portions of the novel added layers of drama, trauma, and conflict for the town’s residents. It wasn’t just the past, but now also the future, they had to contend with.

Check out the draft of the back-cover blurb below. And if you want to visit West Falls prior to the release date, check out the first story, “Lost Cat, Very Skittish,” from my 2023 collection of shorts, When We Come Back, which takes place in the town of West Falls and features a character who also appears in the novel. Have fun speculating which character.

West Falls Revisited, the new novel from D.H. Schleicher, coming SUMMER 2024!

In the fall of 2019, when a drifter returns to his hometown of West Falls and winds up dead, the long-buried skeletons of the town’s residents are unearthed. His body is found in the exact spot where in the summer of 1993 the body of a young boy, Robbie Elms, was discovered. Memories of Robbie’s life and the aftermath of his brutal murder come flooding back, leaving many in town retraumatized by the past, while others stare down an uncertain future with a global pandemic just around the corner looking to upend not just West Falls, but the entire world. Meanwhile, Robbie’s long-lost sister, Laurel Elms, finds herself returning home from abroad just as everything reaches a boiling point.

Spanning multiple generations and varied points-of-view, West Falls Revisited paints a portrait of a town coming apart at the seams just when it needs to come together the most. Will the residents find a way to move forward, or will they forever be pulled down by their own demons? A reckoning of past, present, and future awaits.

*** If you are in interested in receiving an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) ahead of the release and being a part of my ARC Team, please leave a comment (which will allow you to privately enter your email address) and I will email you more info. ***

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