Publication details
- Author
- Michael Largo
- Publisher
- Tropical Press
- Published
- 1997
- Genre
- Fiction
About the book
Readers of southern gothic novels know the essential ingredient is not the setting but the silence, the things families agree not to say. Lies Within, the sequel to Southern Comfort, continues Michael Largo's saga with his characteristic blend of Southern Gothic atmosphere and compelling characters.
Published by Tropical Press in 1997, the novel picks up the world Largo built in his debut and pushes deeper into it. The title is the thesis: what lies within a family, a town, a person, tends to surface on its own schedule, and rarely at a convenient time.
For readers working through Largo's catalog, the pair of Southern novels shows where the obsessions started. The fascination with what people hide, and what it costs them, would later fuel his encyclopedias of death and extremity. Fiction was where he first practiced the excavation.
Inside the book
The sequel to Southern Comfort, continuing the saga
Southern Gothic atmosphere in the Largo register
Compelling characters carrying buried truths
Published by Tropical Press in 1997
Questions readers ask
What is Lies Within about?
It is the sequel to Southern Comfort, continuing Michael Largo's Southern Gothic saga with his characteristic blend of atmosphere and compelling characters.
Do I need to read Southern Comfort first?
It helps. Lies Within continues the saga begun in Southern Comfort, though the Southern Gothic atmosphere stands on its own.
When was Lies Within published?
It was published by Tropical Press in 1997.
Where can I buy Lies Within?
The novel is currently out of wide circulation. Contact the author through this site for availability.
About the author
Michael Largo
Michael Largo is a bestselling author of encyclopedic works exploring death, nature, and the macabre. His Bram Stoker Award-winning Final Exits established him as America's foremost chronicler of mortality.