#Vandeath - by Brian Asman (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

From the author of Man, F*ck This House (And Other Disasters)

Two feuding #VanLife influencers must put aside their differences in order to survive when they are stalked by a masked killer in a remote stretch of Death Valley.

Morgan and Jasper are the couple everyone wants to be: beautiful, successful, and constantly mobile. Their #VanLife content has captured the hearts and minds of a million online followers, who all "smash that subscribe button" to watch as the loving couple documents their outdoor adventures.

But it's all a sham. Their relationship is on the rocks. Jasper doesn't know Morgan's trolling the dating apps. Morgan doesn't know Jasper blew all their earnings on shady crypto investments. What started as a fun way to share their love of nature has turned into a grind. Plus, they've also got stalkers: fans whose parasocial obsession with the couple verges on the terrifying.

When Jasper gets a contract to shoot a promo for an upstart granola company at the Ubehebe Crater, a gorgeous but remote section of Death Valley, he talks Morgan into taking a last-minute trip. He's secretly hoping this trip will not only solve their financial woes but also help them reconcile. But things go wrong immediately. A mysterious black van runs them off the road. Their cameraman seems like a lunatic. And soon, they find themselves stranded in the desert, pursued by a masked killer. Can Morgan and Jasper put aside their differences long enough to survive both the killer and the desert itself?

Review Quotes

"#VanDeath is a fast-paced, nerve-shredding, buckle-your-seatbelt, pedal-to-the-metal, blood-soaked odyssey of horror that will have you feeling Death Valley's dust on your tongue and the visceral fear of being stalked on your mind. The twists and turns keep coming, like headlights on a desert road that are approaching way too fast, and the only way to avoid them is to turn the page and hope for the best."

--Philip Fracassi, author of The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre

"#VanDeath is an absolutely delirious novel, unhinged in all the best ways, and destined to do for vans what Jaws did for beach vacations. Brian Asman is a true original and simply one of the best horror writers working today."

--Tod Goldberg, New York Times bestselling author of Gangsterland

"A fiendishly clever, blood-splattered joyride that careens straight into the dark side of influencer life and keeps the camera rolling for every wild, twisted moment."

--Veronica Bane, USA Today bestselling author of Difficult Girls and We're All Going to Die Tonight!

"A singular voice in horror."

--Eric LaRocca, Bram Stoker Award-nominated and Splatterpunk Award-winning author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke

"A vicious, fast-paced, blood-soaked, sand-burned slasher with unexpected heart that will make you fear every van on the road."

--Delilah S. Dawson, New York Times bestselling author of The Violence

"An all-gas-no-brakes blood-soaked thriller, #VanDeath is about the discontent lurking beneath the perfect social media life, the canyons that form between people who've lost each other in the illusion, and--oh yeah--a terrifying serial killer hunting for new trophies. It's the perfect book to read by the campfire--or zipped inside your tent with a flashlight and the sleeping bag pulled over your head."

--Christina Henry, bestselling author of The Place Where They Buried Your Heart

"Brian Asman writes like nobody else can. #VanDeath is proof. It starts at over-the-top and launches upward from there, and every page of that ride is worth it!"

--Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Bewilderness and Ghosts of the Void

"Buckle up. #VanDeath moves like a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter burning rubber to escape a masked killer. The violence is visceral and the imagery sticks to the windshield, but this wild ride also has genuine heart."

--Luke Dumas, USA Today bestselling author of Nothing Tastes as Good