Once, Ig lived the life of the blessed: born into privilege, the second son of a renowned musician, the younger brother of a rising late-night TV star. Ig had security and wealth and a place in his community. He had it all, and more - he had the love of Merrin Williams, a love founded on shared daydreams, mutual daring and unlikely midsummer magic.
Then beautiful, vivacious Merrin was gone - murdered under inexplicable circumstances - and Ig the suspect. He was never tried for the crime, but in the court of public opinion, he was and always would be guilty.
Now lg is possessed of a terrible new power - he can hear people's deepest, darkest secrets - and he means to use it to find whoever killed Merrin and destroyed his life. Being good got him nowhere. It's time for a little revenge; it's time the devil had his due.
Praise for Sunday Times bestselling author Joe Hill:
'A tour de force...absolutely fantastic' THE GUARDIAN
'Joe Hill gloriously resurrects the doorstop horror blockbuster for a startling new century' ALAN MOORE
'A soaring epic and painfully intimate. You won't be able to stop burning through the pages' PAUL TREMBLAY
'Perfection from start to finish' DAILY EXPRESS
'A commanding, captivating read' FINANCIAL TIMES
'Epic...a multi-layered, rich response to the horrors and hopes of living today' DAILY MAIL
'A wild, genre-defying journey, packed with all sorts of unexpected twists and turns' DAILY MIRROR
'A glorious, wild ride' NEW YORK TIMES
Joe Hill is the number one New York Times bestselling author of the novels King Sorrow, The Fireman, NOS4A2, Horns, and Heart-Shaped Box; Strange Weather, a collection of novellas; and the acclaimed story collections Full Throttle and 20th Century Ghosts. He is also the Eisner Award-winning writer of a seven-volume comic book series, Locke & Key. Much of his work has been adapted for film and television, including NOS4A2 (AMC), Locke & Key (Netflix), In the Tall Grass (Netflix), and The Black Phone (Blumhouse).