
When the Wolf Comes Home
by Nat Cassidy
2025
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Set in 1 place · 1 primarySense of Place
5/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)
One night, Jess, a struggling actress, finds a five-year-old runaway hiding in the bushes outside her apartment. After a violent, bloody encounter with the boy's father, she and the boy find themselves running for their lives. As they attempt to evade the boy's increasingly desperate father, Jess slowly comes to a horrifying understanding of the butchery that follows them—the boy can turn his every fear into reality. And when the wolf finally comes home, no one will be spared.
Set in
- ★★ primary
Also set in Los Angeles
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