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Two women are dead. A killer claims an ancient god chose them. Then the heat comes.
Tracy Yater and Sylvia Shepherd had nothing in common. Different lives. Different jobs. Different circles. Their only connection was a bar called The Reveler’s—and a quiet man named Brad Thayer.
Brad admits he killed them.
He says he didn’t murder them.
He says he offered them to Bacchus.
To Brad, the ancient god is not a myth. He believes Bacchus speaks to him, chooses the women, and guides him through a ritual of preparation, sacrifice, and offering. The bronze bulls. The pinecone-tipped staffs. The bodies carefully staged beneath the live oaks. Everything has a purpose.
Samantha Leary has spent years separating what people believe from what can actually be proven. Brad’s beliefs are disturbing, but the evidence against him is undeniable.
Then, during his interrogation, the room begins to heat up.
At first, Samantha assumes there is a rational explanation. So does Detective Greg Dickson.
But the heat keeps rising.
Brad knows exactly what is happening.
And he believes it is Bacchus answering him.
By the time the interrogation ends, Samantha is left with something she cannot explain, document, or dismiss.
Brad is behind bars.
The murders are over.
But Samantha cannot prove that Bacchus was not in that room.
And she cannot prove that he was.
The Chosen Ones is a dark psychological supernatural thriller about murder, belief, sacrifice, and the terrifying possibility that sometimes the impossible does not need to explain itself.
Mature Audiences Only.
- Publisher : We Are Wise Thinkers
- Publication date : September 23, 2026
- Language : English
- Print length : 222 pages
