Discover the gothic horror phenomenon that is sweeping across Europe, with over 2 million copies sold

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