The Creosote Spider
by Ross A. McCoubrey

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Blood-stained highways weave through the tapestry of a changing world. Water swallows entire towns while the forests take back the land. The human population of earth has diminished to levels unknown. Everything is eerily quiet, so silent that even the faintest snapping of a twig in the distance arouses suspicion. Abandoned vehicles, shuttered houses, and emptied rail cars all offer temporary refuge from the elements of nature but provide no guarantee against the forces of others who may still be lingering… And so Mead, a young man left alone to face a cruel and uncertain future; armed with a 9mm, backpack, and his own distinct code, searches for meaning beyond mere survival. What he discovers on his perilous journey asks as many questions as it answers.

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Ross A. McCoubrey was born and raised in the beautiful Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia. He is proud to make his home near the Bay of Fundy on the land that has been in his family for four generations. During the warmer months Ross enjoys camping, kayaking, and taking treks down dusty roads, where there just might be a Geocache as well as inspiration. In the winter Ross tries to stay by the warmth of the fire with his faithful animal companion, absorbed in a book, movie, or by a piece of music. The Creosote Spider is Ross’ second novel. His first book, One Boy’s Shadow, was published in 2012 and his third, Skiing the Guggenheim: The Colossal Adventures of an Armchair Curmudgeon, published in 2023.

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