White Line Fever - by Kc Jones (Paperback)

About the Book

"At a passing glance, County Road 951 is an entirely unremarkable stretch of blacktop, a two-lane scar across the Cascade foothills of Central Oregon. But the road is known by another name, coined by locals who've had to clean up after all those scenic detours went horribly wrong: The Devil's Driveway. When Livia and her long-time friends take the Driveway as a shortcut to a much-needed weekend getaway, what begins as a morning joyride quickly becomes anything but. Soon, they're driving for their lives, pursued by a horror beyond anything they ever imagined. The Devil's Driveway might be only 15 miles long, but with danger at every turn, it will take the four women to the very limits of their friendships and their sanity. And there's no telling what else lies in wait just beyond the bend."--Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

From Bram Stoker Award finalist KC Jones comes White Line Fever, a harrowing thrill ride about friendship, trauma, and learning how to take the wheel of your own life.

THEY'LL BREAK MORE THAN SPEED LIMITS ON THIS GIRLS' TRIP FROM HELL.

At a passing glance, County Road 951 is an entirely unremarkable stretch of blacktop, a two-lane scar across the Cascade foothills of Central Oregon.

But the road is known by another name, coined by locals who've had to clean up after all those scenic detours went horribly wrong: The Devil's Driveway.

When Livia and her long-time friends take the Driveway as a shortcut to a much-needed weekend getaway, what begins as a morning joyride quickly becomes anything but. Soon, they're driving for their lives, pursued by a horror beyond anything they ever imagined.

The Devil's Driveway might be only 15 miles long, but with danger at every turn, it will take the four women to the very limits of their friendships and their sanity.

And there's no telling what else lies in wait just beyond the bend.

Also by KC Jones:
Black Tide

Review Quotes

"White Line Fever is one pulse-pounding, cinematic hell ride. While 1408, The Descent, and Death Proof are cackling in the backseat, KC Jones is behind the wheel, foot on the gas, with new, terrifying destinations in mind. Climb on in. You won't regret it."
--Nat Cassidy, author of Mary and When the Wolf Comes Home

"A terrifying, nerve-shattering, white-knuckled road trip through hell. Jones takes the haunted house trope and stretches it like black tar across a landscape littered with inner demons, ghosts of the past, and the detritus of personal trauma--a rare blend of visceral horror and psychological suspense that will keep readers' feet firmly on the gas pedal."
--Philip Fracassi, author of Boys in the Valley

"In his latest scarefest, KC Jones mixes friendship, trauma, and the American road trip like a juvenile delinquent stirring sugar into a gas tank. White Line Fever is a searing page-turner that will make you consider avoiding cars for life. This is all-wheel-drive horror at its most fun!"
--Wendy N. Wagner, author of Girl in the Creek and The Deer Kings

"White Line Fever perfectly captures that chilling, hypnotizing type of terror you can't help but feel when you're behind the wheel and lose all sense of time - and yourself. Road trip horror has a new jewel in its gnarly, chrome crown."
--Liz Kerin, author of Night's Edge

"I LOVED this book. Perfectly crafted with characters that come alive on the page. Reminiscent of vintage King, White Line Fever is one of the best horror novels I've read in years."
--S.A. Barnes, author of Ghost Station

"White Line Fever is the only novel I ever got a speed ticket for reading so fast. Once you hit KC Jones' haunted highway, you're not going to want to stop until you reach the shocking end. It reads like a joyride with the devil himself."
--Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Wake Up and Open Your Eyes

"Jones's gift for crafting realistic characters and the slow buildup of eerie atmospherics makes suspending disbelief easy. Richard Chizmar fans will be pleased."
--Publishers Weekly

"White Line Fever will appeal to readers who like thrillers and survival horror in which nothing is as it seems, with unexplained phenomena mixed with characters who call into question who the true villain is."
--Booklist

"Jones has put together a solid novel that takes a familiar horror trope and bends it into something new and, at times, truly terrifying. It's a white-knuckle ride for sure, and is highly recommended."
--Cemetery Dance

"A simply riveting read from start to finish. An original masterpiece of white knuckle suspense by a novelist with a distinctive and narrative driven storytelling style."
--Wisconsin Bookwatch

Praise for Black Tide
A Bram Stoker Award Finalist!

"If [Black Tide] is any indication of the kind of horror Jones will bring to the table, I hope he gives us some more mayhem very soon." --Gabino Iglesias, Locus

"Grab your popcorn for this one....Mayhem, masses of menacing monsters, pulsing parasitic vines...this is one gnarly day at the beach." --Jeremy Robert Johnson, author of The Loop

"Black Tide is the ultimate walk-of-shame straight to the end of the world, equal parts cataclysmic thrill ride and acerbic character study." --Clay McLeod Chapman, author of What Kind of Mother

"A wickedly fun, gut-shot punch of a story with whip-smart dialogue and breathtakingly tense action sequences. Don't miss it." --Philip Fracassi, author of Boys in the Valley

"Black Tide is a droptop-down, pedal-to-the-floor joyride through hell. It'll blast your hair back...A horror beach read like no other." --Nat Cassidy, author of Mary: An Awakening of Terror and Nestlings

"The characters are so perfectly crafted, which makes their nightmare scenario even more frightening and seemingly possible. I held my breath for them every time I turned the page." --S.A. Barnes, author of Dead Silence

"A relentless, nerve-jangling nightmare ride through an apocalyptic maritime hellscape. Brimming with relatable characters and shocking left turns, this is gasp-for-your-breath, peek-through-your-fingers horror, and I loved every page of it. Highly recommended!" --Jonathan Janz, author of The Siren and the Specter

"Black Tide is cinematic, fast-paced, pedal-to-the-metal storytelling: I found myself gasping!" --Ally Wilkes, author of All the White Spaces

"[A] snark-filled romp through a postapocalyptic world. The sarcastic, self-deprecating characters and quirky setup set this first contact tale apart." --Publishers Weekly

"Jones' debut novel reads like a summer blockbuster stuffed with adrenaline-pumping action scenes and moments of heart-stopping suspense." --BookPage

"A superb, fast-paced read.... Excellent writing, a consuming plot, and relatable characters make this an easy recommendation for library collections where sf/horror circulates well." --Library Journal

"Jones' debut novel unfolds like a movie, a terrifying nightmare come to life, an intense, realistic portrayal of an alien invasion. The action-oriented, blisteringly fast-paced plot is authentically rendered; but beware, not all make it out alive....." --Booklist

About the Author

After graduating from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a degree in film production, KC JONES returned to the Pacific Northwest to focus on a career in screenwriting, before making the leap to novels. When not writing, he can usually be found cooking, playing video and board games, or exploring the local wilderness with his wife. He is the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of Black Tide.