Trauma, Home, and Haunted Landscapes with CJ Leede

CJ Leede joins The Dark Mind Podcast to discuss her new novel Headlights, a slow burn supernatural thriller set in the high country of Colorado.We explore serial murder by proxy, violence as a contagious force, and the terrifying loss of control at the center of the story.CJ talks about grief, death, trauma, home, and why Headlights became one of her most hopeful books.The conversation moves through Colorado’s beauty and danger, the shadow of The Shining, FBI procedural research, haunted landscapes, and horror as a way of telling the truth.We also discuss Maeve Fly, American Rapture, Catholic guilt, rescue dogs, writing on the road, and the strange places where darkness becomes meaningful.Official Websitehttps://www.cjleede.comInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ceejthemoment/Tor Publishing Author Pagehttps://torpublishinggroup.com/author/cj-leede/Simon and Schuster Author Pagehttps://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/C-J-Leede/242938571Goodreadshttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21833637.C_J_LeedeBuy CJ Leede’s BooksAmazon Author Pagehttps://www.amazon.com/stores/C.J.-Leede/author/B0B5N5BC88Barnes and Noble Author Searchhttps://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/CJ%20LeedeBookshop.org Author Searchhttps://bookshop.org/search?keywords=CJ%20LeedeBooks A Million Searchhttps://www.booksamillion.com/search?query=CJ%20LeedeTarget Searchhttps://www.target.com/s?searchTerm=CJ%20LeedeHeadlightsAmazonhttps://www.amazon.com/s?k=Headlights+CJ+LeedeBarnes and Noblehttps://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Headlights%20CJ%20LeedeTargethttps://www.target.com/p/headlights-by-cj-leede-hardcover/-/A-1007397194Goodreadshttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/240019947-headlightsMaeve FlyBarnes and Noblehttps://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/maeve-fly-cj-leede/1141976651Goodreadshttps://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/93030763-maeve-flyAmerican RaptureGoodreadshttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/221524220-american-raptureSupport The Dark Mind Podcasthttps://www.patreon.com/c/thedarkmindpodcast