Grace
an edge-of-your-seat horror novel from the author of The Watchers
Will be published approx. on 12. February 2026
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-1-80454-798-4 (ISBN)
Description
SHE ESCAPED ONCE.
NOW IT WANTS HER BACK.
Everyone living on the island feels it. There are no visitors anymore. No children. No one willing to set foot there. Then Grace arrives.
She's come to learn the truth about her birth parents and, in her search for answers, she soon feels the presence too - something lurking beneath the surface.
The community is secretive, but one thing is clear: they are scared for her - scared of her.
Because her arrival has awakened something they thought dead and buried.
Now, it knows she's here. It's watching her.
And it wants to keep her.
A haunting, atmospheric modern Gothic horror tale set on a lonely isle off the Irish coast, Grace is perfect for fans of Paul Tremblay, Adam Nevill and Catriona Ward.
NOW IT WANTS HER BACK.
Everyone living on the island feels it. There are no visitors anymore. No children. No one willing to set foot there. Then Grace arrives.
She's come to learn the truth about her birth parents and, in her search for answers, she soon feels the presence too - something lurking beneath the surface.
The community is secretive, but one thing is clear: they are scared for her - scared of her.
Because her arrival has awakened something they thought dead and buried.
Now, it knows she's here. It's watching her.
And it wants to keep her.
A haunting, atmospheric modern Gothic horror tale set on a lonely isle off the Irish coast, Grace is perfect for fans of Paul Tremblay, Adam Nevill and Catriona Ward.
Reviews / Votes
A wonderful mystery, full of creeping menace, as chilling and enveloping as a sea mist. -- Jamie Buxton * Daily Mail * A.M. Shine is the King of Atmosphere, and Grace absolutely drips with it. * J.H. Markert, author of Spider to the Fly * Shine spins a timeless tale of memory and hauntings in this evocative contemporary Irish gothic. * Publishers Weekly * These are characters with whom you want to spend time * SFX * 'A dark, claustrophobic read' T. Kingfisher'Wonderful writing and amazing characters' Steve Stred, Kendall Reviews
'Very atmospheric' HorrorDNA * Reviews for A.M. Shine *
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
474 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80454-798-4 (9781804547984)
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Person
A.M. Shine writes in the Gothic horror tradition. Born in Galway, Ireland, he received his Master's Degree in History there before sharpening his quill and pursuing all things literary and macabre. He is a member of the Irish Writers Centre. His debut novel, The Watchers, was made into a major motion picture produced by M. Night Shyamalan.
Follow him on @AMShineWriter and www.amshinewriter.com
Follow him on @AMShineWriter and www.amshinewriter.com