Jacob Kerr

'Striking a perfect balance between myth and psychosocial realism, this is a beautifully written debut' – Guardian 'Recalls M. R. James at his nastiest' – Telegraph Eshwood Hall is a great English house surrounded by sprawling woods. In 1962, Izzy is thirteen, lives in the servants' quarters and doesn't go to school. Neglected by her parents, she spends her moments...

1845, Northalbion. Terror spreads through a small mining town as friends and neighbours are mauled to death by the mythical Wolf of Whindale. Caleb, a miner with an inquisitive and sceptical nature, suspects opportunistic murders being disguised as acts of a wild beast. When he is banished by workmates and family for crossing the picket line during a strike, he...