The End of the Line

Gray Williams

Jul 2019 · Canelo

About this ebook

A crew of thieves race through Siberia to defeat a murderous demon in this gritty fast-paced horror thriller debut.

Con-artist Amanda Coleman lives in a London rife with undercover magic. Abras, as they are known, can harness these illegal powers, but for Coleman—whose father was a powerful and abusive practitioner—magic is anathema.

When her criminal crew hire an Abra to help with their heists, they accidentally raise a dangerously violent demon. Now they must race across darkest Siberia to a remote stone circle to kill the creature, in this engrossingly tense and gripping adventure.

But as the demon’s power grows during their grisly chase, Coleman must fight to survive, facing demons both in chains and within herself.

This unique high-octane horror thriller is perfect for fans of Lauren Beukes and James Oswald.

Praise for The End of the Line 

“Williams creates an original world of wonder and menace that leaves the reader guessing.” —Linwood Barclay, TheSunday Times–bestselling author  

“The End of the Line is driven by non-stop action, strange magic, and gritty noir banter—fun, in other words. Gray Williams has created a matinee double-feature of mixed genre mayhem that aims to please.” —Andrew Pyper, author of The Homecoming and The Demonologist

“Absolutely brutal, doesn’t look away, and doesn’t pull a single punch . . . Reeves is an absolutely stand-out character.” —S. J. Morden,Philip K. Dick Award–winning author

Ratings and reviews

The End of the Line by Gray Williams Con-artist, Amanda Coleman lives in a London where magic is hidden but can be accessed by undercover magicians known as Abras. Amanda's father was a very powerful and abusive magician and for that reason she shuns magic completely . However her criminal crew hire an Abra to help them with their crimes and a powerful demon is accidentally raised. The only solution is to reach a stone circle in Siberia where the demon can be killed and the demon is growing in power with every day that passes. Amanda is forced to fight the demon in order to survive but can Amanda and her cohorts reach the circle and destroy the demon before it’s too late? This is the first book in a series and is pretty good as the horror thriller genre goes. It’s certainly an exciting book and an easy read. Not entirely to my taste but that’s a personal choice, if you’re a big fan of horror thrillers this may be exactly what you’re looking for.

About the author

Gray Williams is the author of supernatural thriller The End of the Line. Born in Glasgow and raised in Southampton, he studied Creative Writing at Bath Spa University and has had short stories published in Abyss and Apex, Electric Spec and the Something Wicked 2013 anthology. He devours both crime thrillers and fantasy, so naturally wanted to combine the two in his writing. He now lives in East London with his wife (who fell in love with him after reading an early draft of one of his short stories), where he writes, works (very different) and always gets his haircut three weeks later than he should.