Eden Close

Acompellingtaleofedgy,small-townemotions,lingeringobsession,andromanticsalvation.Andrew,aftermanyyears,returnstohishometowntoattendhismother'sfuneral.Planningtoremainonlyafewdays,heisdrawnintothetragiclegacyofhischildhoodfriendandbeautifulgirlnextdoor,EdenClose.Anadoptedchild,Edenhadlearnedtoavoidthemotherwhodidnotwantherandtopleasethefatherwhodid.ShealsoaimedtopleaseAndrewandhisfriends,firstbybeingoneoftheboysandlaterbyseducingthem.Thenonehotnight,Andrewwasawakenedbygunshotsandpiercingscreamsfromthenextfarm:Mr.ClosehadbeenkilledandEdenblinded.Now,seventeenyearslater,Andrewbeginstouncoverthegrislystory-tounravelthelayersofthwartedlovebetweenthehusband,wife,andtormentedgirl.AndasthetruthaboutEden'spastcomestolight,sotoodoesAndrew'sstrangeandbindingattachmenttoherrevealitself.