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Secret Lives of the Dead
Secret Lives of the Dead | Tim Lebbon
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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?
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'Secret Lives of the Dead' is an excellent folk horror novel. Lebbon's prose is on point throughout the book. Several times I stopped reading just to turn his words over in my mind. The novel has multiple time lines and POVs leading to a consistent storyline. No one writes horror quite like Tim Lebbon. His style is as unique as a fine wine. 5 stars.