The Gathering by C.J. Tudor

WELCOME TO DEADHART. ALASKA. POPULATION 673. LIVING.

In a small Alaskan town, a boy is found with his throat ripped out and the blood drained from his body. The brutality of the murder of chillingly echoes a killing from twenty-five years ago.

Out-of-state detective Barbara Atkins is brought in to assist the sheriff, Jensen Tucker, who investigated the original case. However, the inhabitants of Deadhart believe they know who is responsible: one of the nearby vampyr colony who live in an old mining settlement deep in the mountains.

Barbara is under pressure to authorize a cull of the entire colony. But the evidence doesn’t stack up, people are lying, and the more Barbara and Tucker delve into Deadhart’s history, the darker the secrets they uncover. As the snow thickens and the nights grow longer, another teenager goes missing and body parts are found.

Time is running out for Barbara and Tucker to find the truth. Are they hunting a cold-blooded murderer, or a bloodthirsty monster? And which is more dangerous? ---'Tudor slays with this brilliantly imaginative take on the vampire genre. This genre is tailor made for her. It's as if it’s her own invention. There's nothing she can't turn her hand to.

REVIEWS

An incredibly exciting novel, tightly plotted and brilliantly tense, with an atmosphere you could eat with a spoon' STUART TURTON

'A cracking read and such assured writing. She just gets better and better!' SARAH PINBOROUGH

'Fangbloodytastic' JOHN MARRS

'CJ Tudor is a genius. The Gathering kept me on the edge of my seat to the very last page. A tour de force!' AVA GLASS

'Some writers have it, and some don't. C. J. Tudor has it big time' LEE CHILD

'C. J. Tudor is terrific. I can't wait to see what she does next' HARLAN COBEN

Hardback

Language: English
Extent: 416
Publish Date: 11 Apr 2024
ISBN: 9780241486269

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Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Michael Joseph Ltd