The Butcher (Paperback)

A suspenseful small-town horror novel of oppression, heartbreak and buried anguish - Shirley Jackson meets Never Let Me Go with the wild west setting of Westworld. When Lady Mae turns 18, she'll inherit her mother's job as the Butcher: dismembering Settlement Five's guilty residents as payment for their petty crimes. An index finger taken for spreading salacious gossip, a foot for blasphemy, no one is exempt from punishment. But one day Winona refuses to butcher a six-year-old boy. So their leaders, known as the Deputies, come to Lady Mae's house, and, right there in the living room, murder her mother for refusing her duties. Within twenty-four hours, now alone in the world, Lady Mae begins her new job. But a chance meeting years later puts her face to face with the Deputy that murdered her mother. Now Lady Mae must choose: will she flee, and start another life in the desolate mountains, forever running? Or will she seek vengeance for her mother's death even if it kills her?A devastating, alarming page-turner infused with melancholy, humanity - and society's maddening acceptance in the face of horror.

General

Imprint:	Titan Books Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2022
Authors:	Laura Kat Young
Dimensions:	198 x 130 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-1-78909-903-4
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Horror & ghost stories Books > Fiction > Promotions
LSN:	1-78909-903-X
Barcode:	9781789099034

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