Clown in a Cornfield

 

Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare (Book 1 of 2)             Teen & YA Horror/Thriller

(from Amazon)  Quinn Maybrook and her father have moved to tiny, boring Kettle Springs, to find a fresh start. But what they don’t know is that ever since the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory shut down, Kettle Springs has cracked in half.   On one side are the adults, who are desperate to make Kettle Springs great again, and on the other are the kids, who want to have fun, make prank videos, and get out of Kettle Springs as quick as they can.  Kettle Springs is caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress. It’s a fight that looks like it will destroy the town. Until Frendo, the Baypen mascot, a creepy clown in a pork-pie hat, goes homicidal and decides that the only way for Kettle Springs to grow back is to cull the rotten crop of kids who live there now. 

(My Review)

Quinn and her father move to Kettle Springs thinking they've moved to a boring little town - it is anything but.  Not knowing the tragic events of the past, Quinn joins her new friends going out looking for fun.  What they find is not the fun they were looking for, but people trying to settle the score - even if it destroys everything.    I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would.