Thad Beaumont's literary alter ego, George Stark, has been a lucrative secret for years—generating enough pulp thriller royalties to keep the family afloat. But when Thad decides to kill off his violent pseudonym and reclaim his own writing career, he finds the separation far more sinister than anticipated. A haunting image of flying sparrows begins to plague his mind, and George Stark refuses to stay buried. What started as a calculated professional move becomes a terrifying battle for control as Thad realizes his creation may have taken on a life of its own.
