In The Grip

When 12-year-old Charlie Bradley's mother is hospitalized, he's exiled to his grandmother's remote farm for the summer. It's a harsh, isolated place where he spends his days quietly analyzing the adults around him, trying to understand what makes them tick. When his Aunt Evelyn shows up, her new partner, Robert Thompson—a brilliant man whose charming facade masks his controlling, dark and volatile true nature. Thompson's battle with Grandma for control of Evelyn escalates into an all out war. And like all wars unintended consequences ensue. Forced from the safety of his role as passive observer, Charlie must rely on his sharp intellect and growing courage to navigate the violence erupting around him and try to save what's left of his broken family. "In The Grip" is a psychological thriller and coming-of-age story where intellect becomes a survival tool, and the monsters aren't hiding under the bed-they're sitting at the kitchen table.