The Vessel: A Novel

As a child, Josh Finley is abducted by pedophile Michael Traynor. After 19 days of unimaginable horror, he manages to escape, but in the aftermath, he has amnesia from the trauma. The last thing he remembers of his time in captivity is seeing the dead body of another of Traynor’s young victims. Ten years later, FBI Special Agent John Rodriguez asks for Josh’s help to try and identify the murdered boy and find where Traynor buried the remains. Rodriguez says Traynor is willing to cooperate, but on one condition: He’ll only talk to Josh. In coming face-to-face with the man who has haunted him for so many years, Josh uncovers darker secrets than he ever imagined possible, and a horrifying fate that this time, he cannot hope to escape.

S.E. Howard grew up in the heart of Kentucky, the Bluegrass state, and has worked as a newspaper reporter, travel writer, and magazine editor. Her horror short story, ＂ You’ve Been Saved＂ was adapted for !lm in the 2022 independently produced anthology Worst Laid Plans by GenreBlast Films. Other horror titles include the novella Prairie Madness with Baynam Books Press, and her novel-length debut The Vessel with Wicked House Publishing, . Find out more at www. sehoward.com and www.facebook.com/sehoward.author. Wicked House Publishing was founded in 2022 by Patrick Reuman with the goal to publish the best dark fiction in the industry.