King of Nod
some things never die

Scott Fad

After twenty years of self-imposed exile, Boo Taylor finds he must return to Sweetpatch Island, South Carolina, following his father’s mysterious death. Upon his return, he is shocked to discover that the small, marshy barrier island he left behind is now covered with golf courses and swarming with tourists. It seems that everything he ran away from—the violence, the hatred, the betrayal—have all but vanished. But the island’s ghosts are not so easily dispelled.

King of Nod layers time and secrets in an intricate pattern of half-truths and glimpses of redemption that slowly dissect the riddle of the island’s past and its inexorable connection to Boo’s own fate.

“King of Nod is not predictable genre fare, it is terrific literature of the first order.”
­— Todd Mercer, ForeWord Clarion

“An exceptional, superbly crafted epic novel about the specters—both figurative and real—that continue to torment the American South in the wake of slavery…In many respects, King of Nod compares favorably to Toni Morrison’s classic tale, Beloved. His clear understanding of the epic nature of his story’s historical sweep is matched by his keen eye for descriptive detail.”
— Kirkus Discoveries