Find Him Where You Left Him Dead by Kristen Simmons

AT DAWN HE'LL BE GONE AND YOU'LL BE HERE FOREVER.
Kristen Simmons's masterful breakout horror novel that's Jumanji but
Japanese-inspired" (Kendare Blake) about estranged friends playing a
deadly game in a nightmarish folkloric underworld.
"Intense." - Kendare Blake o "Unforgettable." - Margaret Rogerson o"Bonechilling." - Lauren Shippen o "Twisted." - Lish McBride o"Won't let me
sleep!" - Chelsea Mueller
Four years ago, five kids started a game. Not all of them survived.
Now, at the end of their senior year of high school, the survivors - Owen,
Madeline, Emerson, and Dax - have reunited for one strange and terrible
reason: they've been summoned by the ghost of Ian, the friend they left for
dead.
Together they return to the place where their friendship ended with one goal:
find Ian and bring him home. So they restart the deadly game they never
finished - an innocent card-matching challenge called Meido. A game without
instructions.
As soon as they begin, they're dragged out of their reality and into an eerie
hellscape of Japanese underworlds, more horrifying than even the darkest
folktales that Owen's grandmother told him. There, they meet Shinigami, an
old wise woman who explains the (...)

Critically-acclaimed young adult author of more than a dozen books, including
the Article Five trilogy, The Deceivers series, andThe Glass Arrow, KRISTEN
SIMMONS' writing is inspired by her work with trauma survivors as a mental
health therapist. She currently lives with her husband and son in Cincinnati,
Ohio, where she spins stories, herds a small pack of semi-wild dogs, and
teaches Jazzercise. To learn more, join her circle on IG at@Kris10Writes, or
at her website & newsletter at KristenSimmonsBooks.com

Tor
On Sale: Sep 26/23
5.38 x 8.25 • 272 pages
9781250851123 • $24.99 • CL - With dust jacket
YA Fic / Horror • Ages 13 years and up