Fellside

In the aftermath of a devastating fire, a prisoner is offered one chance at redemption in this haunting supernatural suspense from the author of USA Today bestseller, The Girl With All the Gifts. Fellside is a maximum security prison on the edge of the Yorkshire Moors. It's not the kind of place you'd want to end up. But it's where Jess Moulson could be spending the rest of her life.It's a place where even the walls whisper.And one voice belongs to a little boy with a message for Jess.Will she listen?Lose yourself in Fellside, M. R. Carey's chillingly atmospheric tale of addiction, revenge, and redemption.

From Publishers Weekly

Jess Moulson wanders in very dark places in this overwrought contemporary thriller from Carey (The Girl with All the Gifts). She doesn't remember the incident that leads to her trial for the murder of 10-year-old Alex Beech, because she was on heroin when she set afire the photos from her ongoing toxic relationship. She doesn't remember escalating to burning down her entire London apartment in an attempt to kill her boyfriend, but Alex, an upstairs neighbor, died in the blaze. Jess is sentenced to Fellside Prison, where she must wrestle with the question of her own culpability, try not to get tangled in the prison's internal drug business intrigues, and, unexpectedly, find that Alex, or what's left of him, may still have a job for her to do. Carey sustains an interesting concept at a high pitch of suspense until nearly the end, when the book implodes into melodrama as the plot becomes completely implausible. The denouement is the novel's lowest point, but the path to get there is taut, tense, and unusual. (Apr.)\n

Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Rot &Ruin and Kill Switch on Fellside

"Fellside is as brilliant as it is dark and devious. M.R. Carey is either deranged or brilliant--or both. Hopefully, both."

Laini Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of Daughter of Smoke & Bone on Fellside

"An intense, haunting thriller with heart. You will not want to put this down."

Martina Cole, author of Get Even on Fellside

"A dark, intriguing read."

Library Journal on Fellside

"This eerie tale is sure to hook crime fiction and horror lovers."

Barnes and Noble on Fellside

"A twisty crime thriller as well as an exotic ghost story, Carey's second novel is as hard to categorize as it is to put down."

Miranda Dickinson, Sunday Times bestselling author on Fellside

"A fantastic, twist-upon-twist, shape-shifting novel. Gripping, deeply affecting and arrestingly beautiful, it is a haunting tale of raw horror and extraordinary redemption. I adored every page."

The Columbus Dispatch on Fellside

"The author of The Girl With All The Gifts delivers another gripping story."

Booklist on Fellside

"Dark [and] suspenseful."

Sunday Express on Fellside

"[A] grand piece of storytelling."

Book Riot on Fellside

"I read Fellside in a couple of days . . . I was absolutely nuts about it."

io9.com on Fellside

"The next fantastic novel from M. R. Carey."

Readings on Fellside

"Fellside is much more than 'just' a ghost story. It has elements of The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redemption, and Orange Is the New Black, wrapped up in a supernatural mystery that will keep you turning pages late into the night."

RT Book Reviews on Fellside

"Fellside builds to a climax that's both satisfyingly worked out and shockingly emotionally intense."

This is Horror on Fellside

"This is a sometimes uncomfortable book in the best ways, and its climax is satisfyingly brutal, ghostly and surprising."

Good Housekeeping on Fellside

"Combines a fast-paced plot with a supernatural storyline that's very believable. Gripping stuff."

Publishers Weekly on Fellside

"Taut, tense, and unusual."

John Ajvide Lindqvist, author of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN on Girl With All the Gifts

"A great read that takes hold of you and doesn't let go."

Joss Whedon on Girl With All the Gifts

"Heartfelt, remorseless and painfully human...as fresh as it is terrifying. A jewel."

Martina Cole on Girl With All the Gifts

"If you only read one novel this year, make sure it's this one, it's amazing."

Kirkus on The Girl With All the Gifts

"One of the more imaginative and ingenious additions to the dystopian canon."

io9.com on The Girl With All the Gifts

"...a brilliant work of science fiction, but even people who never read science fiction should absolutely read this one."

The Guardian on The Girl With All the Gifts

"Original, thrilling and powerful."

Booklist on The Girl With All the Gifts

"Unique and terrifying."

Boing Boing on The Girl With All the Gifts

"An instant favorite."

About the Author

M. R. Carey has been making up stories for most of his life. His novel The Girl With All the Gifts was a USA Today bestseller and is a major motion picture based on his BAFTA-nominated screenplay. Under the name Mike Carey he has written for both DC and Marvel, including critically acclaimed runs on X-Men and Fantastic Four, Marvel's flagship superhero titles. His creator-owned books regularly appear in the New York Times bestseller list. He also has several previous novels, two radio plays, and a number of TV and movie screenplays to his credit.

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