Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
The Gentle Child: A Psychological Thriller

The Gentle Child: A Psychological Thriller

Cross, Thad

Paperback

Mystery & Thriller

ISBN13: 9798278115793
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Dec 9 2025
Pages: 126
Weight: 0.29
Height: 0.30 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
THE GENTLE CHILDRaised with kindness. Rooted in poison.

Emily Caldwell did everything right. She moved her family to a secluded farmhouse to escape the toxins of the modern world. She raised her fourteen-year-old daughter, Mary Kate, with gentle parenting, organic food, and absolutely no screens. They live a quiet life of gardening, reading, and peace.

But something is rotting in the garden.

Mary Kate is... different. She is too quiet. Too observant. And she has a fascination with poisonous plants that goes beyond a hobby. When Emily finds the neighbor's cat buried in the compost bin, she tells herself it was an accident. When a bully at Mary Kate's Waldorf school collapses with mysterious symptoms, Emily tells herself it's a coincidence.

Then, Emily finds the file on the family's dusty computer.

It is titled The Garden Management Plan. It details a cold, calculated strategy to restore equilibrium to the household. It calls for the removal of the Mother Root.

Terrified that she has raised a monster, Emily takes drastic measures to protect her family, locking Mary Kate away. But in a house built on silence, Emily is about to learn that she has drastically underestimated her daughter. Mary Kate isn't just a gentle child. She is a survivor.

And she knows the first rule of the garden: To save the flower, you have to kill the pest.

Also from

Cross, Thad

View All

Also in

Mystery & Thriller

View All