He works as an editor at a childrens book publishing company, and he lives with his wife and two children in the Twin Cities area in Minnesota.
The Day He Never Came Home is his first domestic thriller.
At CrimeReads DeYoung tagged eight
fantastic “Who the F did I marry?” books for you to enjoy, if you, like me, can’t look away from the slow-moving trainwreck of someone finding out the complicated, occasionally ugly truth about the person they married.One novel on the list:
The Changeling, by Victor LaValleRead about another entry on the list.
More horror than thriller (but plenty of mystery either way), The Changeling mixes supernatural elements into themarriage story of Apollo and Emma. Here it’s the wife who undergoes a seeming change in personality, as Emma acts begins acting strangely following the birth of their son. At first she seems to be plagued by postpartum depression and the stress of early parenthood—but eventually Apollo realizes that his wife’s problems are much deeper. Following a shocking act, Emma disappears, and Apollo must embark upon a strange quest understand the wife he never truly knew. Recently adapted into a haunting television series starring Lakeith Stanfeild, this is a book best picked up knowing as little as possible.
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--Marshal Zeringue
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