About Down The Well:
When hunters stumble upon a genocide deep in rural Kentucky, investigators unearth a mysterious cache of canvases at the scene that seem to contain the secret to solving the case – but they’re written in an unintelligible script that has the uncanny ability to drive people insane.
Immune to the sinister power of the canvases due to his color blindness, lawyer Joe Blackhurst is tasked with translating the messages and unravelling the truth behind the carnage. Joe begins to unmask the perplexing story behind the canvases creator: Richie Maltessouri, a down-on-his-luck young lawyer struggling under a mountain of debt.
Drawn deeper into an unsettling mystery, Joe finds his fate tangled with a cast of strange characters – including a handicapped painter with seemingly supernatural skills, a rude barista, and a camgirl. As he peels away the layers of Richie’s enigmatic story, he finds himself flirting closer and closer with madness.
And when the trail of canvases leads him to an old, dark well, Joe knows that the answers that have been tormenting him lie deep at the bottom – if he can bring himself to face them…
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Author Bio:
Joseph received his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School. He practices law in Detroit where he specializes in technology litigation as well as the representation of minority inmates facing life sentences predicated on discrimination. His debut novel, Down the Well, earned critical praise for its innovative storytelling and won the silver medal for horror in the 2023-2024 Reader Views reviewers’ choice awards. With A World Without Trees, Joseph continues to demonstrate his talent for stretching the boundaries of genre—this time turning his eye to post-apocalyptic science fiction.