Publisher's Synopsis
Victoria Menard has had a hard life. She's an orphan and a thief... and perhaps even a murderer. Worst of all, her only friend is a talking spider named Chester that lives in her head. For the last eight years, Victoria and Chester have traveled the world, seeing the sights, learning half a dozen languages, and terrorizing communities indiscriminately. Now sixteen, Victoria wants her independence. But the parasite inside her won't let her go. Chester has big plans, but Victoria's brain may no longer be big enough for the both of them. How can a girl rid herself of an unwanted guest when that guest refuses to leave? Victoria is a stand-alone novel set in the same universe as the novel, What Hides Within. "The book is terrifying in the most fundamental way. I twitched and squirmed my way through each page." - Pop Horror on What Hides Within
