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<B>*** THE FOLK HORROR NOVEL CRAWLING UNDER YOUR SKIN ***</B><BR/><BR/><B>Something moves on the forest floor . . .</B><BR/><BR/> Josie is at rock bottom. Burned out, heartbroken and recovering from an abusive relationship, she lives a haunted existence after returning to her isolated hometown on the edge of the Forest of Dean.<BR/><BR/><B>But the tall, dense pine trees are not the only things casting shadows across her skin.</B><BR/><BR/> Josie's hopes of a fresh start are horribly derailed when she stumbles across a dead woman's decaying, ant-infested body in the woods. The grim discovery sends her into a downward spiral, forcing her to face uncomfortable truths about the victim and her own past - all whilst battling the swarming black ants that seem to have burrowed into her mind . . . and her flesh.<BR/><BR/> As Josie struggles with infestations of all kinds, she scratches the surface of an age-old mystery - a masked predator stalks the forest around Ellwood, a place deeply gripped by ancient folklore and strange customs. So when the village dresses up for its annual festival, Josie gets closer and closer to unveiling a monster, and begins to ask herself:<BR/><BR/><B>Are these dark crawling insects leading her to uncover the truth?</B><BR/><B>Or is she their next victim?</B>