Family Business
A horror full of creeping dread from the mind behind Thirteen Storeys and The Magnus Archives
Published on 24. October 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-4732-2879-5 (ISBN)
Description
A bone-chilling horror from the acclaimed writer of THIRTEEN STOREYS and hit horror podcast THE MAGNUS ARCHIVES
JUST ANOTHER DEAD-END JOB.
DEATH. IT'S A DIRTY BUSINESS.
When Diya Burman's best friend Angie dies, it feels like her own life is falling apart. Wanting a fresh start, she joins Slough & Sons - a family firm that cleans up after the recently deceased.
Old love letters. Porcelain dolls. Broken trinkets. Clearing away the remnants of other people's lives, Diya begins to see things. Horrible things. Things that get harder and harder to write off as merely her grieving imagination. All is not as it seems with the Slough family. Why won't they speak about their own recent loss? And who is the strange man that keeps turning up at their jobs?
If Diya's not careful, she might just end up getting buried under the family tree. . .
People can't look away from Family Business:
'Great horror novel that gets scarier by the page!' Netgalley reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?
'Sims is a master of the horror genre . . . perfect for Halloween reading' Netgalley reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?
'Very much in the style of Stephen King . . . [this story will make you] fear to turn the page. A great read' Netgalley reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?
JUST ANOTHER DEAD-END JOB.
DEATH. IT'S A DIRTY BUSINESS.
When Diya Burman's best friend Angie dies, it feels like her own life is falling apart. Wanting a fresh start, she joins Slough & Sons - a family firm that cleans up after the recently deceased.
Old love letters. Porcelain dolls. Broken trinkets. Clearing away the remnants of other people's lives, Diya begins to see things. Horrible things. Things that get harder and harder to write off as merely her grieving imagination. All is not as it seems with the Slough family. Why won't they speak about their own recent loss? And who is the strange man that keeps turning up at their jobs?
If Diya's not careful, she might just end up getting buried under the family tree. . .
People can't look away from Family Business:
'Great horror novel that gets scarier by the page!' Netgalley reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?
'Sims is a master of the horror genre . . . perfect for Halloween reading' Netgalley reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?
'Very much in the style of Stephen King . . . [this story will make you] fear to turn the page. A great read' Netgalley reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?
Reviews / Votes
A very readable, very powerful novel which drew me in and didn't let go until the terrifying end * Damp Pebbles * A triumph, thriving on relatable fears, hyper-realistic dirty homes, and understandable grief. This novel has the momentum of a train with no breaks * The Fantasy Hive * A great Halloween read I found difficult to put down. A realistic setting, with likeable characters and some genuinely icky and creepy moments along the way * SFF World * Family Business is a story about keeping secrets and remembering loved ones, told in a plain, unfussy style whose groundedness makes the book's unfolding sense of dread all the more tangible * Financial Times * I can't put into words just how cleverly written Family Business is. It completely blew me away * FanFiAddict *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
241 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4732-2879-5 (9781473228795)
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Jonathan Sims
Family Business
A horror full of creeping dread from the mind behind Thirteen Storeys and The Magnus Archives
E-Book
10/2022
Gollancz
€3.99
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Person
Jonathan Sims is a writer, performer and games designer whose work primarily focuses on the macabre, the grotesque, and the gentle touch of creeping dread. He is the mind and the voice behind acclaimed horror podcast The Magnus Archives, high octane space-cabaret The Mechanisms and some of your favourite nightmares. He lives in Walthamstow with the two best cats and an overwhelming backlog of books that he really should get round to.