'MESMERIC, TERRIFYING AND WONDERFUL' M. R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts

'MESMERIC, TERRIFYING AND WONDERFUL' M. R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts

** 'I was cursed in Natal, in 1884. Cursed by truth and by blood. The shadow took to me, and we have been together since.'**

From the bestselling and award-winning author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August and 84K comes a powerful new novel about a young man haunted by a ghost from his past, and by the dark crimes committed in the name of the British empire.

** 'North's talent shines out'** Sunday Times

'An ** irresistible** haunting thrill' Joe Hill author of Horns and Locke and Key

'** Remarkable** . . . One of the most ** moving**, horrifying and ** gut-wrenching** novels of the year' NPR

'A ** suspenseful** tale of the truths that lie hidden in the human heart' Kirkus

** 'North goes from strength to strength'** Guardian

'North's most ** ambitious** novel to date' Locus

'A master of ** ingenious** plotting and feats of imagination' Alex Marwood, author of The Wicked Girls