** AN OBSERVER BEST BOOK OF YEAR **

'Ward's most complex and brilliant book yet' - GUARDIAN

'A darkly moving and heartfelt exploration of obsession' - DAILY EXPRESS

Writers are monsters. We eat everything we see...

In a windswept cottage overlooking the sea, Wilder Harlow begins the last book he will ever write. It is the story of his childhood companions and the shadowy figure of the Daggerman, who stalked the New England town where they spent their summers. Of a horror that has followed Wil...

'DO NOT MISS THIS BOOK' - STEPHEN KING

'A thrilling hall of mirrors filled with twists' - ALEX MICHAELIDES

'Brilliant and moving' - SARAH PINBOROUGH

Rob is afraid of her daughter.

Callie collects tiny bones and whispers to imaginary friends, and Rob is afraid of what she might to do Annie, her younger sister. She sees a darkness in Callie that reminds her of the family she left behind, and a life she has tried to forget.

Seeing no other way to keep Annie safe, she nevertheless decides to take...