Asylum by Madeleine Roux

Asylum by Madeleine Roux

Madeleine Roux's New York Times bestselling Asylum is a thrilling and creepy photo-illustrated novel that Publishers Weekly called "a strong YA debut that reveals the enduring impact of buried trauma on a place."

For sixteen-year-old Dan Crawford, the New Hampshire College Prep program is the chance of a lifetime. Except that when Dan arrives, he finds that the usual summer housing has been closed, forcing students to stay in the crumbling Brookline Dorm. The dorm was formerly a sanatorium, more commonly known as an asylum. And not just any asylum--a last resort for the criminally insane.

As Dan and his new friends Abby and Jordan start exploring Brookline's twisty halls and hidden basement, they uncover disturbing secrets about what really went on at Brookline . . . secrets that link Dan and his friends to the asylum's dark past. Because Brookline was no ordinary asylum, and there are some secrets that refuse to stay buried.

Featuring found photographs from real asylums and filled with chilling mystery and page-turning suspense, Asylum is a horror story that treads the line between genius and insanity, perfect for fans of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.

Don't miss any of the books in the Asylum series, or Madeleine Roux's shivery fantasy series, House of Furies!

In 2008, Madeleine Roux graduated from Beloit College with a BS in Creative Writing and Performance. Madeleine completed an Honors Term at Beloit College in the spring of 2009, proposing, writing, and presenting a full-length historical fiction novel. Allison Hewitt Is Stuck, an experimental fiction blog, was launched shortly after. Allison Hewitt Is Stuck swiftly gained traction on the blogosphere, providing readers with a unique serial fiction experience. Originally in Minnesota, she currently lives and works in Wisconsin, where she enjoys the local beer while prepping for the impending zombie apocalypse.