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About the book

With elements of voodoo and hints of decay, under the glow of a full moon in the stifling heat of a New Orleans summer, the bestselling authors Preston & Child (Douglas Preston and Lee Child) have crafted a eerie twist on the classic tooth fairy tale. Set in a dilapidated Creole mansion, this dark and atmospheric story follows a recluse who has a strange connection to the strange happenings in the French Quarter.

In this haunting tale, the writing duo explores the childhood of their popular character FBI agent Aloysius Pendergast. In this version of New Orleans, children don't leave their baby teeth under their pillow for the tooth fairy's visit. Instead, they must drop them into a copper pot on the doorstep of an elderly man during a full moon to avoid the wrath of the mysterious tooth fairy.

No one dares to defy the spooky legends surrounding the old man, for fear of what might happen if they fail to satisfy the unsettling tooth fairy's demands. But when Pendergast's brother Diogenes decides to fulfill his obligation with a baby tooth, Aloysius steps in to protect him—only to face the chilling consequences.