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Discover the gothic horror phenomenon that is sweeping across Europe, with over 2 million copies sold
‘RIVETING, TERRIFYING…JUST ABSOLUTELY GREAT’ STEPHEN KING
As the dark and menacing waters of the local river submerge Perdido, a small town in the south of Alabama, the Caskeys – a family of rich landowners – must confront the tide of damage caused by the flood. Led by Mary-Love, the powerful matriarch, and by Oscar, her devoted son, the family must pick itself back up. But what they haven’t anticipated is the sudden appearance of Elinor Dammert – a mysterious but seductive young woman with a troubling past. Her sole ambition appears to be to infiltrate the very heart of the Caskey clan…
‘Beyond any trace of a doubt, one of the absolutely best writers of horror’ Peter Straub
‘One of the genre’s most underrated writers’ Poppy Z. Brite
