Dry The Rain - Hardcover

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Dry The Rain is the hottest true crime series on MovieTrap, but the young woman whose life it’s based on never wanted it made. After years of brutal captivity, Mallory was able to kill her kidnapper and escape the basement where she’d been caged. Now the whole world is watching a Hollywood recreation of her ordeal play out on television, week by week. In order to exert some level of control over her life, she decides to tell her story - from her perspective - and she knows that most of you will not be able to understand.


An indictment of exploitative media and the viewing public alike, Dry The Rain is a psychological labyrinth from start to finish. Told through the idiosyncratic voice of a young woman who chooses to write rather than speak, author Richard Leise charts a course across terrain that is at once horrific yet sober. Constructed with an incredible precision of language, Dry The Rain draws the reader into the fractured mind of a character with an unbreakable will.

Dry The Rain is the hottest true crime series on MovieTrap, but the young woman whose life it’s based on never wanted it made. After years of brutal captivity, Mallory was able to kill her kidnapper and escape the basement where she’d been caged. Now the whole world is watching a Hollywood recreation of her ordeal play out on television, week by week. In order to exert some level of control over her life, she decides to tell her story - from her perspective - and she knows that most of you will not be able to understand.


An indictment of exploitative media and the viewing public alike, Dry The Rain is a psychological labyrinth from start to finish. Told through the idiosyncratic voice of a young woman who chooses to write rather than speak, author Richard Leise charts a course across terrain that is at once horrific yet sober. Constructed with an incredible precision of language, Dry The Rain draws the reader into the fractured mind of a character with an unbreakable will.

"Leise has crafted an immersive psychological portrait of a damaged young woman who ultimately does not portray herself as a victim."

  • Kirkus Reviews

"Stark, disjointed, and uncomfortably honest, this is not a story told, it's a story survived. Dry the Rain...dares to say: some stories don't end. They echo. This one echoed in me. And I think it will for a long time."

  • Independent Book Review

"Dry The Rain made me feel like I was sitting inside someone's broken mind as it slowly tried to piece itself together. This isn't a thriller or a trauma memoir with easy lessons. It's a reflective, original story for those who want to sit with hard truths and aren't looking for tidy endings."

  • Literary Titan

"Dry The Rain showcases author Richard Leise's genuine flair for the kind of narrative driven storytelling style that raises his novel to an impressive level of literary excellence." 

  • Midwest Book Review

"Like that of Don DeLillo or Joy Williams, the work of Richard Leise hums with mystery and an almost cosmic kind of power. With a sincerity rarely found in contemporary literature, Leise explores the mysteries of the human experience in an increasingly uncanny world."

  • Kent Wascom, Author of The Great State of West Florida

"Dry The Rain is a captivating and spellbinding psychological thriller that will linger in your thoughts long after you finish it. Reading this book felt a lot like stepping into someone's mind after they've undergone a shattering experience and are slowly rebuilding their life. The top-notch writing is authentic and raw. In this sense, the novel isn't an easy read, but it's honest, emotional, and deep. Very highly recommended."

  • Keana Sackett-Moomey for Readers' Favorite