{"product_id":"beast-volume-4-paperback","title":"Beast: Volume 4 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatt Wesolowski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElusive online journalist Scott King examines the chilling case of a young vlogger found frozen to death in the legendary local 'vampire tower', in another explosive episode of Six Stories... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ***Winner of the Capital Crime Award for Best Independent Voice*** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Matt Wesolowski brilliantly depicts a desperate and disturbed corner of north-east England in which paranoia reigns and goodness is thwarted ... an exceptional storyteller' \u003cb\u003eAndrew Michael Hurley\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Endlessly inventive and with literary thrills a-plenty, Matt Wesolowski is boldly carving his own uniquely dark niche in fiction' \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Myers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Beautifully written, smart, compassionate - and scary as hell. Matt Wesolowski is one of the most exciting and original voices in crime fiction' \u003cb\u003eAlex North\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ____________________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA frozen girl \u003cbr\u003e A haunted town \u003cbr\u003e A deadly challenge \u003cbr\u003e Six Stories \u003cbr\u003e Which one is true?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the wake of the 'Beast from the East' cold snap that ravaged the UK in 2018, a grisly discovery was made in a ruin on the Northumbrian coast. Twenty-four-year-old Vlogger, Elizabeth Barton, had been barricaded inside what locals refer to as 'The Vampire Tower', where she was later found frozen to death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Three young men, part of an alleged 'cult', were convicted of this terrible crime, which they described as a 'prank gone wrong'. However, in the small town of Ergarth, questions have been raised about the nature of Elizabeth Barton's death and whether the three convicted youths were even responsible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Elusive online journalist Scott King speaks to six witnesses - people who knew both the victim and the three killers - to peer beneath the surface of the case. He uncovers whispers of a shocking online craze that held the young of Ergarth in its thrall and drove them to escalate a series of pranks in the name of internet fame. He hears of an abattoir on the edge of town, which held more than simple slaughter behind its walls, the tragic and chilling legend of the 'Ergarth Vampire... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Both a compulsive, taut and terrifying thriller, and a bleak and distressing look at modern society's desperation for attention, \u003ci\u003eBeast\u003c\/i\u003e will unveil a darkness from which you may never return... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ____________________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the Six Stories series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Frighteningly wonderful ... one of the best books I've read in years' \u003cb\u003eKhurrum Rahman\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Disturbing, compelling and atmospheric, it will terrify and enthral you in equal measure' \u003cb\u003eM W Craven\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'First-class plotting' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eS Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A dazzling fictional mystery' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Readers of Kathleen Barber's \u003ci\u003eAre You Sleeping\u003c\/i\u003e and fans of Ruth Ware will enjoy this slim but compelling novel' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Insidiously terrifying, with possibly the creepiest woods since \u003ci\u003eThe Blair Witch Project\u003c\/i\u003e ... a genuine chiller with a whammy of an ending' \u003cb\u003eC J Tudor\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Bold, clever and genuinely chilling' \u003cb\u003eDeidre O'Brien, \u003ci\u003eSunday Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A genuine genre-bending debut'\u003cb\u003e Carla McKay, \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Impeccably crafted and gripping from start to finish' \u003cb\u003eDoug Johnstone, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Issue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'The very epitome of a must-read' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Wonderfully horrifying ... the suspense crackles' \u003cb\u003eJames Oswald\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Original, inventive and dazzlingly clever' \u003cb\u003eFiona Cummins\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A complex and subtle mystery, unfolding like dark origami to reveal the black heart inside' \u003cb\u003eMichael Marshall Smith\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Haunting, horrifying, and heartrending. Fans of Arthur Machen, whose unsettling tale \u003ci\u003eThe White People\u003c\/i\u003e provides an epigraph, will want to check this one out' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Wesolowski \u003c\/b\u003ewas a winner of the Pitch Perfect competition at Bloody Scotland Crime Writing Festival in 2015. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eSix Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHydra \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eChangeling\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42164466221191,"sku":"9781913193133","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/3d2f05556e182497b315b287833a9764.webp?v=1733305975","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/beast-volume-4-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}