Child Eater

by Tiffany Higgins

When private investigator Tabitha Jordan arrives in a quiet town to find a missing girl, she expects resistance-maybe even danger. She doesn't expect a town with no children, a shuttered school, and whispers of a creature the locals only call the child eater. The deeper Tabitha digs, the stranger the case becomes. A decades-old disappearance mirrors the current one. A wildflower patch grows where nothing else will. And the abandoned house tied to both children feels disturbingly lived-in. As shadows close in, Tabitha and contractor David Matherson are drawn into a mystery that stretches back generations and straight into the woods the town fears. When another attack leaves David gravely injured, Tabitha refuses to abandon him. Together, they descend into a hidden cavern where the truth waits in the dark... along with something hungry. What they find forces Tabitha to confront not only the monster stalking the town, but the ghosts of her own childhood trauma.

191 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 25, 2012

About the author

Author also writes by Tiffany A. Higgins

Tiffany Higgins is a social impact author whose fiction explores trust, betrayal, love, and moral courage. Through her stories, she transforms personal and societal experiences into narratives that challenge perspectives and spark conversation.

Her latest collection, Once a Year: Twelve Celebrations That Stitch the Year Together, threads twelve stories across the calendar—each rich with connection, belonging, and the families we build by blood, by choice, and by memory.

In What Happened to the Oranges?, Tiffany presents fifteen tales of quiet defiance characters who survive, vanish, or endure the cost of their choices. Her work bridges literary realism and subtle speculative fiction, appealing to readers who crave depth, reflection, and moral complexity.

Reviews

[Tifanne Messer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Of course I like this book, as it is my own work. I would love to hear from all of you. :)