Author Description

Words Have Consequences. The town of Salem, Minnesota, is aware of this. In the late 1860s, three officers were executed for revealing war crimes committed against the Dakota. The water in that stretch of the Minnesota River has been cursed ever since. Enter Redmond Doherty in the mid-2010s. To prove to his wife he isn't uptight, he drinks the cursed water. Soon he develops heartburn his doctor cannot explain. Something else begins to happen--Red's innocent ramblings about people who have wronged him begin to come true. When he is falsely accused of creating a "hostile work environment" at his job, he exacts revenge on those responsible. His pregnant wife and a local detective figure out Red's horrific talents and must work fast to stop him before he harms his unborn child. Crowmouth is a terrifying revenge story very much in the tradition of Stephen King's Carrie. You will recognize the characters from your own life--the good and the not-so-good. And just as in real life, the lines between good and bad will blur as you decide whether Red Doherty's use of his "crowmouth" is justified.