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House of Flies
The unmissable new supernatural procedural from the master of the thriller that will keep you up all night in 2025
Series: Patel & Pardoe
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'God, he's good.' STEPHEN KING IF YOU SEE THEM - RUN... A clergyman is murdered in his bed in the dead of night, triggering a chilling chain of events, each more bizarre and unnerving than the last – brutal killings, corpses vanishing, decomposed bodies digging their...
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The latest Patel & Pardoe supernatural mystery from the million-copy bestseller and master of the genre.
The latest Patel & Pardoe supernatural mystery from the million-copy bestseller and master of the genre.
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'God, he's good.' STEPHEN KING
IF YOU SEE THEM - RUN...
A clergyman is murdered in his bed in the dead of night, triggering a chilling chain of events, each more bizarre and unnerving than the last – brutal killings, corpses vanishing, decomposed bodies digging their way out of graves.
These shocking events seem unconnected but, at each scene, people report witnessing swarms of flies – hundreds, thousands, even millions of them.
As DI Patel and DS Pardoe hunt for the mastermind behind these atrocious crimes, they are forced to ask: is this person human – or is all of this linked to the mysterious figure caught on CCTV, running at speed without moving its legs?
And can they stop the swarm before they themselves are consumed?
For fans of Joe Hill, Peter James and Stephen King, Graham Masterton is a master of the horror genre whose books have sold millions of copies across the globe.
ALSO IN THE PATEL & PARDOE SERIES
- #1 GHOST VIRUS
- #2 THE CHILDREN GOD FORGOT
- #3 THE SHADOW PEOPLE
- #4 WHAT HIDES IN THE CELLAR
- #5 HOUSE OF FLIES
Praise for Graham Masterton:
'One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time' Peter James
'Suspenseful and tension-filled... all the finesse of a master storyteller' Guardian
'One of Britain's finest horror writers' Daily Mail
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781837931118
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 09 October 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 34.0mm
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 232.0mm
Weight: 498g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Graham Masterton's writing spans many genres, including horror, thriller, and sex-advice books. His first horror novel, The Manitou, became a bestseller and was made into a film starring Tony Curtis. In 2019, Graham was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Horror Writers Association. He is also the author of the Katie Maguire series of crime thrillers, which have sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide.
Visit www.grahammasterton.co.uk
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