The Queen: this Halloween's most terrifying novel from TikTok's favourite horror writer!

Nick Cutter, author of #HorrorBookTok sensation The Troop, returns with a heart-pounding novel of terror about a young woman searching for her missing friend and uncovering a shocking truth.

On a sunny morning in June, Margaret Carpenter wakes up to find a new iPhone on her doorstep. She switches it on to find a text from her best friend, Charity Atwater. The problem is, Charity''s been missing for over a month. Most people in town - even the police - think she''s dead.

Margaret and Charity have been lifelong friends. They share everything, know the most intimate details about one another . . . except for the destructive secret hidden from them both. A secret that will trigger a chain of events ending in tragedy, bloodshed, and death. And now Charity wants Margaret to know her story - the real story. In a narrative that takes place over one feverish day, Margaret follows a series of increasingly disquieting breadcrumbs as she forges deeper into the mystery of her best friend - a person she never truly knew at all . . .

• | Author: Nick Cutter
• | Publisher: Quercus Publishing
• | Publication Date: Jun 26, 2025
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781529443677
• | ISBN-10: 1529443679