From the author from the hit literary horror debut Bird Box (“Hitchcockian.” -USA Today) comes a chilling novel about a band of music artists conscripted by the government to locate the source of the strange and incapacitating sound

The Danes-the band referred to as the “Darlings of Detroit”-are washed up and in need of inspiration, eager to once more have a number one hit. That’s, until an agent from the US Army methods them. Will they happen to be an African desert and locate the about Dark Mad Steering wheel: A Novel source of a mysterious and malevolent sound? Under the assistance of their front side man, Philip Tonka, the Danes go on a harrowing trip through the scorching desert-a trip that requires Tonka in to the heart of the ominous and twisted conspiracy.

Meanwhile, within a nondescript Midwestern medical center, a nurse called Ellen tends to a patient recovering from a near-fatal incident. The circumstances that led to his accidental injuries are mysterious-and his body heals at a remarkable rate. Ellen will do the difficult because of this enigmatic individual, who reveals even more about his accident with each passing day.

Part Heart of Darkness, part Lost, Josh Malerman’s breathtaking new book plunges us in to the depths of psychological horror, where you can’t always believe everything you hear.