{"product_id":"the-sundowner-dance","title":"The Sundowner's Dance","description":"\u003cp\u003eTrade Paperback - New\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eReleased on July 7, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"With a bittersweet ending that explores the joys and fears of old age, this story, much like the work of Nick Cutter and Grady Hendrix, is a pitch-perfect blend of horror and heart.\" —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sundowner's Dance\u003c\/i\u003e was named one of the Best Books of 2025 by \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and Ingram.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJerry Campbell just wants to be left alone. Grief-stricken over the death of his wife Abigail, the elderly widower and recent retiree is desperate for a change of scenery. When his realtor suggests a new home in Fairview Acres, a retirement community in the Poconos, Jerry figures it will be a nice place to spend the rest of his days in solitude.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUntil he moves in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeird neighbors. Nightly block parties. Strange noises across his rooftop at all hours. Worst of all is Arthur Peterson, chairman of the Fairview Acres Community Association, who seems obsessed with coaxing Jerry into participating in these neighborhood activities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt first, Jerry shrugs off the incidents and eccentricities, telling himself he doesn’t want to be the guy who complains about everything—but that all changes one evening when Katherine Dunnally appears on his doorstep with an ominous warning: “You need to leave. The worms…they dance at nightfall…”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis neighbors all say Katherine suffers from a form of dementia called Sundowner’s Syndrome, but as the weeks progress and the strangeness mounts, Jerry begins to suspect there is something else going on in his neighborhood. Something that has to do with the huge stone in the community park…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeartfelt and unsettling, Todd Keisling’s latest novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sundowner’s Dance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, propels readers through a terrifying exploration of grief, dementia, and perhaps the greatest horror of all: growing old.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Todd Keisling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45043312132149,"sku":null,"price":24.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/1622\/8661\/files\/Screenshot2026-03-10at4.17.49PM.png?v=1773181130","url":"https:\/\/daisychainbook.co\/products\/the-sundowner-dance","provider":"Daisy Chain Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}