Description

The arrest of his father for a series of unspeakable crimes shattered Lyle Edison’s suburban teenage life. There was no way to pick up the pieces, so he ran. Now at last, after years of hiding under a false name to escape his father’s wicked legacy, Lyle has begun to build a future with the woman he loves.
But after an encounter with an unworldly stranger named Icarus who seems to know Lyle’s secrets – a homeless man with a questionable grip on reality who claims to be a messenger for the Divine, Lyle is set on a perilous new path.
Confronting Icarus means coming face to face with his own past, forcing Lyle to make a choice that threatens the fragile facade he has created, with his future and his new family hanging in the balance.

Publisher Review

"Mother Howl is unlike anything you've read or will read. Truly a stunning work." - Amina Akhtar, author of Kismet "Clevenger's riveting, fearless and unshakeable Mother Howl is noir from the cold side of the sun, where Icarus is gravity's assassin and every search for the self leads through a black star." - Steve Erickson, author of Shadowbahn and Zeroville "Entering the world of Mother Howl is like reverse engineering an origami rattlesnake only to realize you're holding a bloodstained murder confession - this book will devour you just as ruthlessly and tenderly as you devour it." - Will Christopher Baer, author of the Phineas Poe trilogy "Couldn't keep my nose out of this one." - Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Only Good Indians "I am utterly f***ing infuriated with how good it was. Just... don't make the mistake of sleeping on this." - Rob Hart, author of The Paradox Hotel