Another Fine Mess: Volume 2
Published on 17. July 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-83786-541-3 (ISBN)
Description
For over a hundred years, the Evans women have kept the undead in their strange southeast Texas town from rising. But sometimes the dead rise too quick - and that's what left Lenore Evans, and her granddaughter Luna, burying Luna's mother, Grace, and Lenore's mother, Ducey. Now the only two women left in the Evans family, Luna and Lenore are left rudderless in the wake of the most Godawful Mess to date.
But when the full moon finds another victim, it's clear their trouble is far from over. Now Lenore, Luna, and the new sheriff - their biggest ally - must dig deep down into family lore to uncover what threatens everything they love most. The body count ticks up, the most unexpected dead will rise - and force Lenore and Luna to face the possibility that the undead aren't the only monsters preying on their small town.
But when the full moon finds another victim, it's clear their trouble is far from over. Now Lenore, Luna, and the new sheriff - their biggest ally - must dig deep down into family lore to uncover what threatens everything they love most. The body count ticks up, the most unexpected dead will rise - and force Lenore and Luna to face the possibility that the undead aren't the only monsters preying on their small town.
Reviews / Votes
"Newly exposed gaps in the Evans family's knowledge and history will intrigue fans, leaving them hungry for more." -Booklist, starred review "Vampire fans will enjoy this spine-chilling tale, which is not for the faint of heart." -Kirkus "If you ever thought Supernatural should have starred the Golden Girls, have I got the series for you. Smart, at times devastating, and just as funny as it is dark, Another Fine Mess is Lindy Ryan's unputdownable follow-up to Bless Your Heart. Balancing grief and duty, monsters and men, the Evans women are characters to sink your teeth into." -Katrina Monroe, author of Through the Midnight Door "Sometimes the dead can ruin your life. Lindy Ryan's Another Fine Mess is a rich and captivating story about family legacy, history, lore, and of course murder. Delightfully alluring and richly suspenseful." -Cynthia Pelayo, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Vanishing Daughters Praise for Bless Your Heart:"A gloriously gruesome, compulsively readable debut that is as grizzly as it is clever and heartfelt, offering an inventive, poignant, and thoroughly entertaining exploration of legacy. Absolutely brilliant." -Rachel Harrison, national bestselling author of Cackle and Such Sharp Teeth "If you don't think a horror novel can somehow feel like Steel Magnolias meets Buffy with a dab of Straub's Ghost Story, well . . . Bless Your Heart. Lindy Ryan's debut novel is a bloodsoaked blast, packed with delightful characters and shockingly gruesome mayhem. And its ending seems to imply further adventures involving the Evans women, something I would welcome like a glass of sweet tea on a hot summer day." -Nat Cassidy, author of When the Wolf Comes Home "The Evans women have arrived and these southern belle slayers are carving out a spot in our undead hearts. Lindy Ryan has harnessed the charm and horror of a Romero-helmed Steel Magnolias, equal parts Carson McCullers and Bram Stoker. Bless her heart." -Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Ghost Eaters "Such a brilliant blend of banter and dread. Authored with the confidence of a storyteller who knows every inch, cadence, and beat of their tale. Instantly cinematic. And if you're anything like me, you're going to wish you were part of the Evans family, working at the Evans Funeral Home, just so you can spend more time with these people. Lindy Ryan is on fire with this book." -Josh Malerman, New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box and Daphne "Ryan melds mystery, horror, and family drama in her sharp solo debut... This has bite." -Publishers Weekly "Incorporating just the right amount of Southern sass, this gruesomely descriptive yet heartrendingly poignant tale will leave horror fans hungry for the next installment." -Booklist (starred review) "Lindy Ryan is among the most electrifying voices in the horror genre today. Her writing is devastating, beautiful, and horrifying in all the best ways. With her new novel, she's created a group of characters you won't ever forget set in a world that's sure to get under your skin. Bless Your Heart is everything you could want in a horror novel and more. Highly recommended." -Gwendolyn Kiste, Three-time Bram Stoker Awards (R)-winning author of The Rust Maidens and Reluctant Immortals "Lindy Ryan's debut, Bless Your Heart, is a delight! Small-town, multi-generational horror about a family of monster-hunting women who make sure the dead can rest, it's a creepy romp that begs for sequels. Check it out!" -Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of Road of Bones and All Hallows "Gory, spine-chilling, and deeply Southern, Bless Your Heart is a women-led fight against the rising dead. An absolute must-read for anyone who likes their horror with bite." -Darcy Coates, USA Today best-selling author of The Haunting of Ashburn Houseand Gallows Hill "Sparkling with magic and Southern charm, Bless Your Heart is a witty and compulsively readable story about family, duty, and the power to protect the ones we love the most. I was delightfully charmed by the women of the Evans family!" ?Maureen Kilmer, author of Suburban Hell and Hex Education "Ryan's compelling horror/mystery hybrid is bursting with serious scares, humor, and Southern charm. Fans of Grady Hendrix and Rachel Harrison will appreciate." -Library Journal "A tale of sacrifices, danger, and above all, love, Bless Your Heart...effortlessly stole my heart. If there's any complaint to be had, it is that I have not spent nearly enough time with the Evans women." -FanFiAddict
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Nottingham
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Rebellion Publishing Ltd.
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83786-541-3 (9781837865413)
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Lindy Ryan is a Bram Stoker Awards (R) Nominee and a Silver Falchion Award-winning editor, author, professor, short-film director, and anthologist whose books have received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and Library Journal.
A Publishers Weekly Star Watch Honoree, Ryan is the author of BLESS YOUR HEART, COLD SNAP, and more. She is the current author-in-residence at Rue Morgue, the world's leading horror culture and entertainment brand, and the "Chill Quill" columnist at BookTrib. Her guest articles and features include NPR, BBC Culture, Irish Times, Daily Mail, and more.
In 2022, Ryan was named one of horror's most masterful anthology curators, and she has been declared a "champion for women's voices in horror" by Shelf Awareness (2023). Her animated short film, TRICK OR TREAT, ALISTAIR GRAY, based on her children's book of the same name, won the Grand Prix Award at the 2022 ANMTN Awards. Lindy also writes contemporary romance that has been adapted for film.
A Publishers Weekly Star Watch Honoree, Ryan is the author of BLESS YOUR HEART, COLD SNAP, and more. She is the current author-in-residence at Rue Morgue, the world's leading horror culture and entertainment brand, and the "Chill Quill" columnist at BookTrib. Her guest articles and features include NPR, BBC Culture, Irish Times, Daily Mail, and more.
In 2022, Ryan was named one of horror's most masterful anthology curators, and she has been declared a "champion for women's voices in horror" by Shelf Awareness (2023). Her animated short film, TRICK OR TREAT, ALISTAIR GRAY, based on her children's book of the same name, won the Grand Prix Award at the 2022 ANMTN Awards. Lindy also writes contemporary romance that has been adapted for film.