The House That Eats the Dead

<p><b>A family moves into their dream home – only to discover that it hides an insatiable hunger – in this dread-laced and darkly outrageous domestic horror novel.</b><br><br><b>*A BBC RADIO 2 BOOKCLUB PICK!*</b><br><br><b><i>'</i> Nasty, smart, satisfying, and enormously fun'</b><br><b>– Scott Hawkins, author of <i>The Library at Mount Char</i> and <i>Blacktail<br></i></b><br>The new house is a fresh start for Claire and her family. It’s a move towards the quiet suburban life she has craved since her turbulent childhood; a step up the corporate ladder for her husband, Tom; and a safe haven for their two children.<br><br>Yet, as they unpack their boxes, she senses something is wrong . . .<br><br>Fresh flowers dry up, store-bought eggs are inexplicably hollow and her daughter’s favourite toy disappears. Claire soon confronts a series of impossible truths: the house is hungry. It’s devouring anything that was once alive. And only Claire and Tom, the owners of the house, will remember that this ‘food’ ever existed.<br><br>When Claire exploits the house’s power in a moment of weakness, she and the house forge a fragile bond. But as its hunger intensifies and Claire starts to lose control, she fears who else might be drawn to her home – and what sinister appetites they’ll bring.<br><br><b>‘Doty’s devilishly voracious novel ended up devouring me’<br>– Clay McLeod Chapman, author of </b><i><b>Devil Inside<br></b></i><br><b>'Deliciously unhinged'<br>- Leigh Radford, author of <i>One Yellow Eye<br></i></b></p>