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Ritual Bay

(2025)
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A body in the spiral. A town full of ghosts. A truth better left sealed.



When investigator Samuel Drake is summoned to the coastal town of Crescent Bay, he doesn’t expect to find Julia Everly laid out like an offering—her mouth sewn shut, her body arranged in a ritual spiral of red salt and carved stone. But the deeper Samuel digs, the clearer it becomes: this is no ordinary murder. This is a message.



As the town closes ranks and the sea seems to whisper warnings only he can hear, Samuel finds himself at the center of an ancient pattern. Symbols in the sand. Spirals that appear where no one carved them. A chapel that bleeds secrets. And a woman in black who says Julia named him before she died.



Haunted by a past he tried to bury, Samuel must uncover the truth about the ritual killings before the spiral claims another victim. But the deeper he goes, the more the town resists—and the more the spiral tightens around him.



If you love atmospheric, slow-burn psychological thrillers steeped in cults, coastal secrets, and ancient rituals,Spiral Boundwill pull you into the dark and keep you guessing until the final whisper.



Perfect for fans of Alex North, Paul Tremblay, Tana French, and The Ritual.





Genre: Mystery

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