The Rib from Which I Remake

A travelling picture show turns a rural Arkansas town inside out in this WWII-era mystery horror novel—“engaging characters and a captivating story” (Crimespree Magazine).

As World War II rages across Europe, a small Arkansas town is abuzz with the arrival of a travelling hygiene show. Ex-cop George “Jojo” Walker, now the Litchfield Valley Hotel’s house detective, is mostly concerned with maintaining the status quo. But nothing will ever be normal in Litchfield again once locals start viewing the peculiar travelling show.

What begins with a gruesome and impossible murder soon spirals into hallucinatory waking nightmares for Jojo—nightmares that converge with his reality and dredge up his painful, secret past. Black magic and a terrifying Luciferian carnival boil up to a surreal finale for the town of Litchfield, when truth itself unfurls and Jojo Walker is forced to face his own identity in ways he could never have expected.

© 2024 JournalStone Publishing (Audiobook): 9781094248356

Release date

Audiobook: 1 May 2024