Darkness and Demon Song

A cemetery-boy-turned-monster-hunter must race against time to save his recently-resurrected mother in Darkness and Demon Song, M.R. Fournets eerie middle grade follow up to Brick Dust and Bones.Marius Greys mom is back from the dead. After hunting monsters and performing forbidden spells, Marius is just happy she''s there, helping him to take care of their Louisiana cemetery again.But it soon becomes clear that something has gone wrong. Marius''s mother is growing more distant and strange things start happening around her. Worse yet, sometimes it feels like shes a completely different personone who definitely isnt his mom.If Marius wants to save her, hes going to need help. Serious help. Good thing he has a flesh-eating mermaid for a best friend and a classmate with extra strong magic. Add in mysterious clues for new hunts, graveyard hopping from Louisiana to Texas, and a tough ex-hunter he doesnt know if he can trust, and its clear that Marius has his work cut out for him.