Note: The Puller has been optioned for a major motion picture. Matt Kearns has two choices: fight or hide. The creature in the orchard took the rest. Three days ago, he arrived at his favorite place in the world, a remote shack in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The plan was to mourn his father’s death and figure out his life. Now he's fighting for it. An invisible creature has him trapped. Every time Matt tries to flee, he’s dragged backwards by an unseen force. Alone and with no hope of rescue, Matt must escape the Puller's reach. But how do you free yourself from something you cannot see? "The Puller delivers thrill after thrill as Matt and the mysterious creature engage in a deadly game of cat and mouse. Five out of five stars. " -SF Signal Hodges proves himself to be a master of foreshadowing and of connecting disparate strings of plot to weave an absolutely startling tale.

• James Robert Smith, author of Hollywood-optioned THE FLOCK