St. Ulphia's Dead - by Scott Lambridis (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Disgraced medical researcher Mirs and his skeptical new supervisor Jo arrive on the remote island of St. Ulphia to investigate an outbreak of mass psychosis. The villagers claim they're being possessed-- one by one-- by a cannibalistic demon known as the Wendigo.While unraveling the villagers' strange tales, Mirs and Jo are drawn into a tangle of local politics, mysterious disappearances, and impossible contradictions. When the missing begin to reappear, the boundaries between fact and folklore become dangerously thin. As tensions rise and trust fractures, Mirs and Jo must confront the possibility that the madness around them may not be entirely imagined-- or may not be the villagers' alone.A psychological mystery laced with absurd humor, St. Ulphia's Dead explores how trauma warps truth, how isolation breeds belief, and how the most terrifying demons are the ones we conjure for ourselves.

About the Author

Born and raised in New York, Scott earned a degree in neurobiology from the University of Virginia. He's toured the Midwest with a progressive rock band, founded an indie press and performance series, earned an MFA from San Francisco State University, tended a 40-acre olive farm, and read a book from every country of the world. He wrote St. Ulphia's Dead during his daughter's naps during a year in France, and finally settled with his wife and child in Bellingham, Washington, " the city of subdued excitement." This is his first novel.