The Children God Forgot: A terrifying thriller from the master of horror and part of a chilling horror series for winter 2024

Graham Masterton‏

פבר׳ 2021 · Patel & Pardoe ספר 2 · Bloomsbury Publishing

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Forsake the living. Forget the dead. Fear the children... The must-read horror from master of the genre, perfect for Halloween.

A TERRIFYING BIRTH
A young woman is rushed to the hospital with stabbing pains in her stomach. The chief surgeon delivers a living child with the face of an angel and the body of a tentacled monster. The doctors are unanimous that the baby must die.

AN ESCAPE FROM THE DARK
Engineer Gemma is plunged into darkness in a tunnel beneath London. Before she escapes, a strange green light illuminates a cluster of ghostly figures. Gemma is certain they were children.

A SUPERNATURAL THREAT
DC Jerry Pardoe and DS Jamila Patel, of Tooting Police, have investigated the occult before – but nothing as strange and horrible as what they must confront in the city sewers. Down there in the dark, where the dead come back to life, witchcraft is the only force strong enough to save you...

ALSO IN THE PATEL & PARDOE SERIES
#1 GHOST VIRUS
#2 THE CHILDREN OF GOD FORGOT
#3 THE SHADOW PEOPLE
#4 WHAT HIDES IN THE CELLAR
#5 COMING SOON...

Praise for Graham Masterton

'God, it's good' Stephen King
'Masterton handles his large cast of well-drawn characters with the finesse of a master storyteller, propelling the tension-filled narrative through a series of short, fast-paced chapters, and steers the novel towards a suspenseful finale' Guardian
'A true master of horror' James Herbert
'One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time' Peter James
'A natural storyteller with a unique gift for turning the mundane into the terrifyingly real' New York Journal of Books
'This is a first-class thriller with some juicy horror touches. Mystery readers who don't know the Maguire novels should change that right now' Booklist
'One of Britain's finest horror writers' Daily Mail

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Graham Masterton is best known as a writer of horror and thrillers, but his career as an author spans many genres, including historical epics and sex advice books. His first horror novel, The Manitou, became a bestseller and was made into a film starring Tony Curtis. In 2019, Graham was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Horror Writers Association. He is also the author of the Katie Maguire series of crime thrillers, which have sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide.