Spotlight on “Lilith” by Eric Rickstad

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Lilith. Mother. Hero. Villain. Killer. An incendiary powerhouse of a novel that strikes straight at the wounded heart of America.

About Lilith

After her son, Lydan, suffers traumatic injuries in a school shooting, single mom Elisabeth Ross grows enraged at men in power. If they won’t do anything to help end this epidemic of violence, she will. Believing it’s her destiny, she sets out to awaken the world to the cowards these men are and commits her own shocking act of violence.

Going by the name Lilith—the first wife of Adam who fled Eden rather than serve a man—she posts a video of her crime that reverberates throughout society.

Praised by some, demonized by others, and hunted by the FBI and vigilantes alike, Elisabeth must keep her identity a secret as she tries to care for her son.

As events take startling twists, Elisabeth begins to question her act of violence and the very roots and mythology of violence itself. Was her act justified, or has she become the monster that the original Lilith was accused of being?

As the FBI draws closer and Lydan starts to display odd, terrifying behavior, Elisabeth plots to avoid capture and keep her son safe at all costs, fearing she’ll never escape what she’s done without losing her son forever.

Written with Rickstad’s singular command of language, human insight, and unnerving suspense, Lilith is a tale of our times. Tragic and profound, it echoes in the mind and lingers in the blood.

Source: Publisher
ISBN-13: 9781094000749
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Publication date: 03/19/2024

Praise for Lilith

“Lilith is a visceral gut punch of a tale, a blistering and bracing story layered with emotional resonance and a deep understanding of the human condition. Eric Rickstad has fashioned a thriller of rare depth and angst, confronting us with the notion of how far we should go to do what’s right, even if it’s wrong. Lilith will stay with you long after the final page is flipped, one of those rare books that reminds us why we love to read.”—Jon Land, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author

A gripping tale of love, power, courage, and morality. Eric Rickstad is at his very best with this timely and poignant novel.”—#1 internationally bestselling author Don Winslow

Lilith is a literary dunk tank: prepare to be plunged into an unparalleled tale of pain and purpose that will leave you breathless. With taut language, raw emotion, and an unflinching eye, Eric Rickstad’s exposé of gun culture in America and the depths to which a mother will go in order to protect her child is sure to become one of the most talked-about novels of the year.”—Tessa Wegert, author of Death in the Family

Lilith is a visceral gut punch of a tale, a blistering and bracing story layered with emotional resonance and a deep understanding of the human condition. Eric Rickstad has fashioned a thriller of rare depth and angst, confronting us with the notion of how far we should go to do what’s right, even if it’s wrong. Lilith will stay with you long after the final page is flipped, one of those rare books that remind us why we love to read.”—New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jon Land

About Eric Rickstad, Author of Lilith

Eric Rickstad is the bestselling author of I Am Not Who You Think I Am, Reap a New York Times Noteworthy Novel, What Remains of Her, and the Canaan Crime Trilogy which are dark, psychological page-turners, set in remote northern Vermont, and have been heralded as masterful, disturbing, profound and heartbreaking, and has sold more than a half million copies worldwide. He lives in Vermont with his wife, daughter, and son.

You can find and follow Eric Rickstad on his website, on Facebook, and on X (formerly Twitter).

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