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The Troop

Tiktok's favourite horror novel!
By Nick Cutter
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'Scared the hell out of me' Stephen King A normal camping trip: Once every year, Scoutmaster Tim Riggs leads a troop of boys into the Canadian wilderness for a weekend camping trip, a tradition as comforting and reliable as a good ghost story around a roaring... Read More
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Terror has never been so unrelenting in the classic debut by Nick Cutter, a bestseller and TikTok sensation.

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'Scared the hell out of me' Stephen King

A normal camping trip: Once every year, Scoutmaster Tim Riggs leads a troop of boys into the Canadian wilderness for a weekend camping trip, a tradition as comforting and reliable as a good ghost story around a roaring bonfire. The boys are all friends, and the weekend should go smoothly.

A horrifying visitor: It comes to them in the night. An unexpected intruder, stumbling upon their campsite like a wild animal. He is shockingly thin, disturbingly pale, and voraciously hungry. And whatever has made him sick... is contagious.

A struggle to the death: And so it begins. An agonising weekend in the wilderness. A harrowing struggle for survival. No possible escape from the elements, the infected... or one another.

The incredible novel of friendship, horror, wilderness and survival by a modern master.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529452600

Publisher: Quercus Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 January 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Arcadia Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 40.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 416

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About the Author

Nick Cutter is the author of the critically acclaimed bestseller The Troop (which is currently being developed for film), The Deep, Little Heaven, The Handyman Method, co-written with Andrew F. Sullivan, and The Queen. Nick Cutter is the pseudonym for Craig Davidson, whose much lauded literary fiction includes Rust and Bone, The Saturday Night Ghost Club and, most recently, the short story collection Cascade. His story 'Medium Tough' was selected by author Jennifer Egan for The Best American Short Stories 2014. He lives in Toronto, Canada.

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