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A dark folk horror tale of a deadly family curse, crime and murder that is sure to turn your blood cold, from the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Netflix's The Silence.
When Jodi, BB and Matt decide to burgle a derelict country home as a thrilling dare, they become embroiled in a twisted legacy of supernatural terror. There are rumours of a bizarre curse hanging over the hoard of antiques and jewellery within the house. And unbeknownst to the others, one member of the trio has darker motives for breaking into the property.
Lem is a brutal man obsessed with a gruesome family legend. He is determined to right the wrongs of the past and lift the curse placed on his bloodline. By completing the work of his father and bringing a bizarre selection of scattered relics back together, he hopes to be free of the malign influence that has hounded every generation of his family for two centuries.
Across a single day a deadly pursuit will culminate on the desolate, storm-swept Crow Island, and those involved are given cause to wonder… can believing in a curse deeply enough bring its own bad luck?
Genre: Horror
When Jodi, BB and Matt decide to burgle a derelict country home as a thrilling dare, they become embroiled in a twisted legacy of supernatural terror. There are rumours of a bizarre curse hanging over the hoard of antiques and jewellery within the house. And unbeknownst to the others, one member of the trio has darker motives for breaking into the property.
Lem is a brutal man obsessed with a gruesome family legend. He is determined to right the wrongs of the past and lift the curse placed on his bloodline. By completing the work of his father and bringing a bizarre selection of scattered relics back together, he hopes to be free of the malign influence that has hounded every generation of his family for two centuries.
Across a single day a deadly pursuit will culminate on the desolate, storm-swept Crow Island, and those involved are given cause to wonder… can believing in a curse deeply enough bring its own bad luck?
Genre: Horror
Praise for this book
"Secret Lives of the Dead is a breakneck-paced, brutal and horrifying supernatural thriller. Just when you think Tim Lebbon is at the top of his game, he claws himself further up the tree." - Daniel Barnett
"Secret Lives of the Dead is a knotted and twisted mix of crime and horror. The mystery revolving around the darkest parts of grief is a tale best read at night. Instant preorder." - V Castro
"Tim Lebbon has hand-crafted a stunning hard-boiled artifact of horror noir, equal parts witchcraft and crime, blood and heartwood, serving as further testament to his supernatural abilities as one of contemporary speculative fiction's leading alchemists." - Clay McLeod Chapman
"Secret Lives of the Dead is both an eerie and original slice of folk-horror and a riveting, relentless psychological thriller that will very likely keep you up all night. I couldn't put it down. It may be Lebbon's best yet, and that's saying a lot." - Daniel Church
"If Britbox and Shudder wrote a book together, it might come out something like Tim Lebbon's genre-busting, dread-inducing crime horror novel Secret Lives of the Dead. Full of secrets, trauma, friendship, and curses, Lebbon's latest is a must-read!" - Christopher Golden
"A rocket-fueled, blood-soaked tale of cat and mouse with a witch's curse as its beating heart... Secret Lives of the Dead is a wholly original thriller." - Christina Henry
"Great characters, an unstoppable, implacable evil, and pacing that grabs you by the hand and doesn't let go make Secret Lives of the Dead the perfect horror thriller. It had me from page one!" - Alma Katsu
"Secret Lives of the Dead is a riveting, wholly absorbing crime-chiller rooted in trauma and friendship. Tim Lebbon is a true master of unrelenting suspense and he continues to shock me and impress me in equal measure with his dark literary powers book after book." - Eric LaRocca
"Lebbon's latest proves without question that he is a master at his craft. Is this his best book to date? Impossible to say, given the richness of his catalog. But I will confess to being powerless to put this book down, and the final denouement will leave you breathless as only Tim Lebbon can. Just a goddamn treat for fans of dark fiction, period!" - Ronald Malfi
"Tim Lebbon, master of unforgettable characters, has crafted a pure evil, sinister and malignant entity with the ironically benign name of Lem; a monster masquerading in the body of a human; a man we would all pray never to meet even in our dreams. Evil has never worn a worthier face. Secret Lives of the Dead is now my all-time favourite Lebbon book!" - Nuzo Onoh
"A propulsive, imaginative, page-turning heist-to-horror novel in which no one is safe. I absolutely burned through this book." - Keith Rosson
"A horror novel so good it tangles itself in your bones." - Lindy Ryan
"Secret Lives of the Dead deftly mixes folk horror and the grand heist-goes-wrong tale, as well as introduces us to a truly unforgettable villain in Lem. This book is a tense, moody white-knuckler sure to send a creeping chill up your spine." - Paul Tremblay
"Secret Lives of the Dead is a gore-splattered white-knuckled race with the Devil of a novel. Devour it before it devours you." - Martyn Waites
"Secret Lives of the Dead is a knotted and twisted mix of crime and horror. The mystery revolving around the darkest parts of grief is a tale best read at night. Instant preorder." - V Castro
"Tim Lebbon has hand-crafted a stunning hard-boiled artifact of horror noir, equal parts witchcraft and crime, blood and heartwood, serving as further testament to his supernatural abilities as one of contemporary speculative fiction's leading alchemists." - Clay McLeod Chapman
"Secret Lives of the Dead is both an eerie and original slice of folk-horror and a riveting, relentless psychological thriller that will very likely keep you up all night. I couldn't put it down. It may be Lebbon's best yet, and that's saying a lot." - Daniel Church
"If Britbox and Shudder wrote a book together, it might come out something like Tim Lebbon's genre-busting, dread-inducing crime horror novel Secret Lives of the Dead. Full of secrets, trauma, friendship, and curses, Lebbon's latest is a must-read!" - Christopher Golden
"A rocket-fueled, blood-soaked tale of cat and mouse with a witch's curse as its beating heart... Secret Lives of the Dead is a wholly original thriller." - Christina Henry
"Great characters, an unstoppable, implacable evil, and pacing that grabs you by the hand and doesn't let go make Secret Lives of the Dead the perfect horror thriller. It had me from page one!" - Alma Katsu
"Secret Lives of the Dead is a riveting, wholly absorbing crime-chiller rooted in trauma and friendship. Tim Lebbon is a true master of unrelenting suspense and he continues to shock me and impress me in equal measure with his dark literary powers book after book." - Eric LaRocca
"Lebbon's latest proves without question that he is a master at his craft. Is this his best book to date? Impossible to say, given the richness of his catalog. But I will confess to being powerless to put this book down, and the final denouement will leave you breathless as only Tim Lebbon can. Just a goddamn treat for fans of dark fiction, period!" - Ronald Malfi
"Tim Lebbon, master of unforgettable characters, has crafted a pure evil, sinister and malignant entity with the ironically benign name of Lem; a monster masquerading in the body of a human; a man we would all pray never to meet even in our dreams. Evil has never worn a worthier face. Secret Lives of the Dead is now my all-time favourite Lebbon book!" - Nuzo Onoh
"A propulsive, imaginative, page-turning heist-to-horror novel in which no one is safe. I absolutely burned through this book." - Keith Rosson
"A horror novel so good it tangles itself in your bones." - Lindy Ryan
"Secret Lives of the Dead deftly mixes folk horror and the grand heist-goes-wrong tale, as well as introduces us to a truly unforgettable villain in Lem. This book is a tense, moody white-knuckler sure to send a creeping chill up your spine." - Paul Tremblay
"Secret Lives of the Dead is a gore-splattered white-knuckled race with the Devil of a novel. Devour it before it devours you." - Martyn Waites
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