A sinister, indeterminate corporation digging a giant hole in the sand uncovers an ancient triangular door a thousand feet down, beyond which seems to be a warren of secret chambers. The story opens promisingly with a weird prologue set in the Mojave Desert. Or you might find yourself wondering if it’s simply high-class schlock: well fashioned but ultimately a black and endless hole. Depending on your taste in such matters, you might be thrilled and/or horrified as the novel builds to its unbelievably gory climax. The author of The Night Will Find Us and dozens of short stories drawn from the same vein, Lyons knows how to trepan the genres and extract something weird and messy. Whatever hijinks your sibling might pull, they will pale in comparison to the terrifying journey of Jonah and Nell Talbot from the streets of San Francisco to the cul-de-sacs of Albuquerque. Ever take a road trip with your sibling only to find they’re not the person you thought they were? Your sister turns out to be kind of a monster with a drinking problem who always seems to get the two of you in trouble? If so, you’ll be relieved to read A Black and Endless Sky, the new horror thriller by Matthew Lyons.
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