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This exclusive preorder package includes an autographed hardcover copy of House of the Rising Sun, along with a limited-edition, custom “More Black Robes/Who Is K’wan?” Gildan 5000 T-shirt.

This page is for the exclusive preorder package. To order a regular paperback or hardcover copy of the book, follow this link.

All preorders will ship on or before the book’s publication date of May 5, 2026

Please be sure to select your T-shirt size in the drop-down menu below before selecting ADD TO CART. The default T-shirt option is small. If you don’t select an option from the drop-down menu below, you will get a small T-shirt!

Price: $65.00

Description

THIS PAGE IS FOR THE EXCLUSIVE PREORDER PACKAGE OF House of the Rising Sun with a custom Gildan 5000 T-shirt.

Click [HERE] to purchase a regular paperback or hardcover edition of the book.

The exclusive package includes:

  • A hardcover copy of House of the Rising Sun autographed by K’wan
  • A limited-edition custom Gildan 5000 black T-shirt. The “MoreBlackRobes” slogan represents The Brotherhood of Blood, a secret order of assassins that—well, if you know you know. The T-shirts are silkscreened by artisan printer Flying Saucer Press in Brooklyn, NY and are available exclusively as part of this preorder package. Welcome to the order.

Please Note:

  • All preorders will ship on or before the book’s May 5, 2026 publication date.
  • For all orders outside the US, including Canada, please be sure to select your preferred INTERNATIONAL shipping method. International orders placed with domestic shipping will be canceled.
  • Please email info@akashicbooks.com if you have any questions about your order.
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About the Book

WHEN THE HOWELL FAMILY MOVES INTO A HOUSE on Heckler Lane, it causes quite a stir around the small town of Sunny Cove, Pennsylvania. Elise Howell, a well-known cardio surgeon, has returned home after fifteen years to fill her recently deceased mother’s position at Sunny Cove General Hospital. In a town this size, it’s big news. But it’s Elise’s new husband, Artie, who has the whole town talking.

Artie Howell is a man who always seems to be wearing a smile. He’s an accomplished crime fiction writer, a soccer dad to their young son Nicky, and he volunteers his weekends teaching creative writing to youths in the local detention center. When they first arrived at Heckler Lane, the Howells had seemed like a wholesome American family. Then came the murders.

A nun turning up missing from the Convent of St. Mary becomes the first in a string of unexplained tragedies that have befallen the town. Tragedies that all seem to be tied to scenes from Artie’s novels. The writer now finds himself as the prime suspect in an investigation that threatens to not only tear apart his family, but the entire town of Sunny Cove.


Book Details

  • Hardcover
  • IBSN: HORS-KW

Author

K’WAN has become one of the most beloved, iconic Black writers of the last two decades with his artful, suspenseful storytelling and over a million books in print. He has penned more than two dozen best-selling novels, including the widely popular Animal series, as well as False Idols, The Reluctant King, Black Lotus, and Black Lotus 2: The Vow. K’wan’s writing has been featured in Vibe, Pages, King, Library Journal, Entertainment Weekly, and Time, to name a few. He was the recipient of the Street Lit Book Award Medal in adult fiction in 2012 and 2013 for Eviction Notice and Animal, and has been a recurring guest on TV One’s Celebrity Crime Files. His latest work is House of the Rising Sun.

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