Nothing good can grow in the forgotten town of Bedford. After the closure of the paper mill, the town has become a wasteland. A decade of layoffs has caused a collective bitterness, leading many inhabitants to alcoholism, crime and abuse. The worst symptom, however, is the nightmare they all share every single night.
Susan Marley haunts their dreams. The object of derision, lust and fear, she wanders the town barefoot, never saying a word. But when she dies, betrayed by life one final time, Bedford begins to suffer horrors far more terrifying than any vision.
What dark secrets has Susan Marley been keeping?
And why has she come back?
For fans of A. M. Shine and Rebecca Netley, The Keeper is a chilling small-town horror from Bram Stoker Award winner Sarah Langan.
'Inhabits the mind like a dark, lingering smoke' Jack Ketchum, author of Offspring
'Sarah Langan combines a genuinely poetic sensibility with a taste for horror's most bravura excesses' Peter Straub, author of Ghost Story
| ISBN: | 9781804367476 |
| Publication date: | 8th February 2024 |
| Author: | Sarah Langan |
| Publisher: | Canelo |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 384 pages |
| Series: | The Bedford Horror Series |
| Genres: |
Contemporary horror and ghost stories Narrative theme: Coming of age Narrative theme: Environmental issues / the natural world Narrative theme: Health and illness Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss Narrative theme: Identity / belonging Narrative theme: Politics Narrative theme: Sense of place Narrative theme: Social issues Contemporary lifestyle fiction Family Drama |
Nothing good can grow in the forgotten town of Bedford. After the closure of the paper mill, the town has become a wasteland. A decade of layoffs has caused a collective bitterness, leading many inhabitants to alcoholism, crime and abuse. The worst symptom, however, is the nightmare they all share every single night.
Susan Marley haunts their dreams. The object of derision, lust and fear, she wanders the town barefoot, never saying a word. But when she dies, betrayed by life one final time, Bedford begins to suffer horrors far more terrifying than any vision.
What dark secrets has Susan Marley been keeping?
And why has she come back?
For fans of A. M. Shine and Rebecca Netley, The Keeper is a chilling small-town horror from Bram Stoker Award winner Sarah Langan.
'Inhabits the mind like a dark, lingering smoke' Jack Ketchum, author of Offspring
'Sarah Langan combines a genuinely poetic sensibility with a taste for horror's most bravura excesses' Peter Straub, author of Ghost Story
The Keeper features in the following genres: Contemporary horror and ghost stories, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Environmental issues / the natural world, Narrative theme: Health and illness, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: Politics, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Narrative theme: Social issues, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Family Drama
The Keeper is available in Digital (delivered electronically), Paperback
The Keeper was written by Sarah Langan and published by Canelo
The Keeper has 384 pages
Yes it is part of The Bedford Horror Series series
£9.89