Behind the brass gates of Orchard Grove, the manicured lawns and sprawling estates conceal a darkness that even the California sun can't bleach away.

High school senior Elliot Gray knows better than to trust the town's picture-perfect veneer; his trauma is a daily reminder. But when the arrival of a mysterious woman sets off a chain of disturbing events, Elliot senses a fresh hell descending upon him. With each nightfall, a creeping, watchful star seems to draw closer, determined to unearth Orchard Grove's long-buried secrets and resurrect the horrors of Elliot's own tragic past.

As the town's charmed façade peels back, Elliot and his friends find no way out but to confront the malevolent forces lurking in Orchard Grove's sinister underworld. But the deeper they dig, the more they risk unleashing an evil that could shatter their sanity and claim their lives.

Blending the atmospheric dread of gothic horror with the razor-edged social commentary of literary fiction, Strange Little Star is a nightmarish journey through the dark underbelly of the California good life. Brace yourself for a story that will linger in your mind long after you turn the final page.