No Gods For Drowning

IN THE BEGINNING, MAN WAS PREY, WITHOUT THE GODS, THEY'LL BE PREY AGAINThe old gods have fled, and the monsters they had kept at bay for centuries now threaten to drown the city of Valentine, hunting mankind as in ancient times. In the midst of the chaos, a serial killer has begun ritually sacrificing victims, their bodies strewn throughout the city.Lilac Antonis wants to stop the impending destruction of her city by summoning her mother, a blood god—even if she has to slit a few throats to do it. But evading her lover Arcadia and her friends means sneaking, lying, and even spilling the blood of people she loves.Alex and Cecil of Ace Investigations have been tasked with hunting down the killer, but as they close in—not knowing they're hunting their close friend Lilac—the detectives realize the gods may not have left willingly.As flooding drags this city of cars and neon screaming into the jaws of sea demons and Arcadia struggles to save the people as captain of the evacuation team, Lilac’s ritual killings at last bear fruit, only to reveal her as a small piece in a larger plan. The gods’ protection costs far more than anyone has ever known, and Alex and Cecil are running out of time to discover the true culprit behind the gods’ disappearance before an ancient divine murder plot destroys them all.Set in an alternate reality which updates mythology to near-modern day, No Gods For Drowning is part dark fantasy, part noir detective story, and unlike anything you've read before, from an author whose imagination knows no boundaries.

Vulture

"One of the best horror novels of the year. An audacious novel, a mind-bending blend of noir, mythology, urban fantasy, apocalypse story, and murder mystery."

Chuck Wendig, New York Times bestselling author of Wanderers and The Book of Accidents

“Glorious and visceral, No Gods For Drowning drips with evocative prose and proves Hailey Piper to be a storyteller with wonderfully sharp teeth. This book sang to me, and if you let it, it will sing to you, too.”

Library Journal

"Piper, a rising star in horror, is announcing her intentions to break through onto a larger stage with this confident and compelling tale that is as fun as it is thought-provoking."

Piper's novel had me from the jump. No Gods For Drowning is a superior offering."

"Wrathful gods, drowning cities, and an ancient, bloody mystery

Hannah Lynn, award-winning author of Athena's Child

"A roller coaster of tension! I was desperate to read on, yet terrified. A truly addictive read."

Maya Deane, author of Wrath Goddess Sing

"Incredibly atmospheric detective horror. This mythology is now resident in my brain."

Rue Morgue

"One of the best horror books of 2021."

Kirkus Reviews (Starred)

"A powerful, beautiful horror story."

Library Journal (Starred) PRAISE FOR HAILEY PIPER'S UNFORTUNATE ELEMENTS OF MY ANATOMY(Now a Stoker nominee for Superior Achievement in Long Fiction for "Recitation of the first feeding")

"Readers will be in horror heaven with this mesmerizing, original, and breathtaking debut."

Tor Nightfire"A veritable banquet."

"A voice to be reckoned with."

About the Author

Hailey Piper is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Queen of Teeth, The Worm and His Kings, Unfortunate Elements of My Anatomy, Your Mind Is a Terrible Thing, and Benny Rose the Cannibal King. She is an active member of Horror Writers Association, with dozens of short stories appearing in Pseudopod, Vastarien, Cast of Wonders, Dark Matter Magazine, Daily Science Fiction, and other publications. Hailing from the haunted woods of New York, she now lives with her wife in Maryland, where their paranormal research is top secret. Find Hailey at  or on Twitter via @HaileyPiperSays.

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