Media Bites Mar 2024

End of Story A J FINN “I’ll be dead in three months. Come tell my story.” This is the chilling invitation from Sebastian Trapp, renowned mystery novelist, to his long-time correspondent Nicky Hunter, an expert in detective fiction. Welcomed into his lavish San Francisco mansion, Nicky begins to unravel Trapp’s life story under the watchful eyes of his enigmatic wife and plainspoken daughter. But Sebastian Trapp is a mystery himself. And maybe – probably – a murderer. Two decades ago, his first wife and son vanished – the case never solved. Is the master of mystery playing a deadly

Empire of the Damned JAY KRISTOFF

The highly anticipated sequel to the bestselling EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE . Gabriel de León has saved the Holy Grail from death, but his chance to end the endless night is lost. After turning his back on his silversaint brothers once and for all, Gabriel and the Grail set out to learn the truth of how Daysdeath might finally be undone. But the last silversaint faces peril, within and without. Pursued by children of the Forever King, drawn into wars and webs centuries in the weaving, and ravaged by his own rising bloodlust, Gabriel may not survive to see the truth of the Grail revealed.

game – and if so, who will be the loser? And when a body surfaces in the family’s garden, they all realize the past isn’t

A truth that may be too awful for any to imagine. Released: 06/03/24 TPB | 400pp AU $35.99 NZ $37.99 Imprint: Voyager jaykristoff.com

buried – it’s waiting. Released: 06/03/24 TPB | 432pp AU $32.99 NZ $36.99 Imprint: Hemlock Press

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