Book Review: DARK ROOTS

by | Dec 3, 2025 | Author News, Book Reviews, Reviews, The Horror Review News | 0 comments

Dark Roots
Sheldon Higdon
JournalStone (November 14, 2025)
Reviewed by Nora B. Peevy

Dark Roots by Sheldon Higdon is a masterfully crafted serial killer story. It begins with Benjamin Cole’s father committing suicide, and Benjamin has inherited the farm. When he goes home he finds a rundown place needing a lot of repair and as he starts to renovate, he knocks down a wall in the living room, only to find pictures of missing children. This shocking discovery leads Benjamin down a rabbit hole of an investigation, and time begins to run out when his girlfriend’s son is kidnapped. Benjamin must learn the truth about who his family really is and what family means.

I loved this story. It was a fast paced-read and so twisted. I couldn’t get to the next page quick enough and Higdon did a great job of disguising the true killer. If you love murder mysteries, you will want to pick up this book. I was shocked by the ending.

About Nora B. Peevy

Nora B. Peevy is a cat trapped in a human’s body. Please send help or tuna. She toils away for JournalStone and Trepidatio Publishing as a submissions reader, is a co-editor for Alien Sun Press, the newest reviewer for Hellnotes, and has been published by Eighth Tower Press, Weird Fiction Quarterly, and other places. Usually, you can find her on Facebook asking for help escaping from her human body or to get tuna. Tuna is nice. Cats like tuna.

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