Fiction from the shadowed shore

Stories with
salt in the air
and secrets after dark.

Carolyn Crislip-Tacy writes atmospheric fiction where coastal charm meets the uncanny.

Author Carolyn Crislip-Tacy smiling in front of a bookshelf
Author
Carolyn Crislip-Tacy

The debut novel · Out now

Son of
the Crow

Paradise has a pulse after midnight.

Beneath the neon glow and easy charm of a tourist beach town, an ancient hunger has made its home. Son of the Crow is a coastal-gothic tale of darkness, desire, and the secrets that refuse to stay buried.

Coastal gothicVampire fictionIndependently published
About the author

Meet Carolyn

Carolyn Crislip-Tacy finds inspiration where the boardwalk lights meet the dark horizon.

Her debut novel, Son of the Crow, brings a supernatural edge to the familiar rhythms of an American coastal town. With a love for evocative settings, complicated characters, and stories that linger, Carolyn writes for readers drawn to beauty with a little bite.