Mother Howl

Praise

“Mother Howl is unlike anything you’ve read or will read. Truly a stunning work.”
– Amina Akhtar, author of Kismet

“Dubbed “neo-noir,” Clevenger’s book is brilliant, original, and genre defying, veering from the mundane to the truly bizarre and from dark hopelessness to strangely hopeful.”
– Booklist, starred review

“Clevenger’s riveting, fearless and unshakeable Mother Howl is noir from the cold side of the sun, where Icarus is gravity’s assassin and every search for the self leads through a black star.”
– Steve Erickson, author of Shadowbahn and Zeroville

“Entering the world of Mother Howl is like reverse engineering an origami rattlesnake only to realize you’re holding a bloodstained murder confession – this book will devour you just as ruthlessly and tenderly as you devour it.”
– Will Christopher Baer, author of the Phineas Poe trilogy

“Couldn’t keep my nose out of this one.”
– Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Only Good Indians

“I am utterly f***ing infuriated with how good it was. Just… don’t make the mistake of sleeping on this.”
– Rob Hart, author of The Paradox Hotel

“Though this story doesn’t mention cypress trees or bayous, Lyle’s attempts to reconcile the blood in his veins with the content of his character bring to mind the best Southern gothic fiction.”
– Library Journal, starred review for Audiobook edition