From the author of New York Times bestseller House of Hollow comes a darkly seductive witchy thriller where, though both men and demons lurk in shadows, girls refuse to go quietly into the night.
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Three girls, one supernatural killer on the loose . . .
Zara Jones believes in magic because the alternative is too painful to consider—that her murdered sister is gone forever and there is nothing she can do about it. Rather than grieving and moving on, Zara decides she will do whatever it takes to claw her sister back from the grave—even trading in the occult.
Jude Wolf may be the daughter of a billionaire, but she is also undeniably cursed. After a deal with a demon went horribly wrong, her soul has been slowly turning necrotic. It’s a miserable existence marred by pain, sickness, and monstrous things that taunt her in the night. Now that she’s glimpsed what’s beyond the veil, Jude’s desperate to find someone to undo the damage she’s done to herself.
Enter Emer Byrne, an orphaned witch with a dark past and a deadly power, a.k.a. the solution to both Zara’s and Jude’s problems. Though Emer lives a hardscrabble life, she gives away her most valuable asset—her invocations—to women in desperate situations who are willing to sacrifice a piece of their soul in exchange for a scrap of power. Zara and Jude are willing, but they first have to find Emer.
When Emer’s clients start turning up dead all over London, a vital clue leads Zara and Jude right to her. If a serial killer is targeting her clients, Emer wants to know why—and to stop them. She strikes a tenuous alliance with Zara and Jude to hunt a killer before they are next on his list, even if she can’t give them in return what Zara and Jude want most: a sister and a soul.
From the author of New York Times bestseller House of Hollow comes a darkly seductive witchy thriller where, though both men and demons lurk in shadows, girls refuse to go quietly into the night.
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Three girls, one supernatural killer on the loose . . .
Zara Jones believes in magic because the alternative is too painful to consider—that her murdered sister is gone forever and there is nothing she can do about it. Rather than grieving and moving on, Zara decides she will do whatever it takes to claw her sister back from the grave—even trading in the occult.
Jude Wolf may be the daughter of a billionaire, but she is also undeniably cursed. After a deal with a demon went horribly wrong, her soul has been slowly turning necrotic. It’s a miserable existence marred by pain, sickness, and monstrous things that taunt her in the night. Now that she’s glimpsed what’s beyond the veil, Jude’s desperate to find someone to undo the damage she’s done to herself.
Enter Emer Byrne, an orphaned witch with a dark past and a deadly power, a.k.a. the solution to both Zara’s and Jude’s problems. Though Emer lives a hardscrabble life, she gives away her most valuable asset—her invocations—to women in desperate situations who are willing to sacrifice a piece of their soul in exchange for a scrap of power. Zara and Jude are willing, but they first have to find Emer.
When Emer’s clients start turning up dead all over London, a vital clue leads Zara and Jude right to her. If a serial killer is targeting her clients, Emer wants to know why—and to stop them. She strikes a tenuous alliance with Zara and Jude to hunt a killer before they are next on his list, even if she can’t give them in return what Zara and Jude want most: a sister and a soul.
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Dark young adult fantasy and contemporary fiction blending eerie folklore, psychological tension, and emotional depth have gained a widespread international readership. Krystal Sutherland reached a broad audience with her debut novel Our Chemical Hearts and achieved The New York Times bestseller status with the dark fairytale House of Hollow.
Her fiction has been published in more than twenty countries and nominated for major honors including the Carnegie Medal and the YA Book Prize, establishing her work across screen and print media.
Born in 1990 in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Sutherland grew up directly across the road from her local public library, where she developed an early passion for storytelling. After being shortlisted for the Queensland Young Writers Award, she pursued higher education in Sydney, where she edited her university's student magazine. Her career subsequently spanned multiple continents and roles, including working as a foreign correspondent in Amsterdam, interning at Bloomsbury Publishing, and residing in San Francisco and Hong Kong before relocating to London. Her 2016 debut novel, Our Chemical Hearts, was adapted into the 2020 Amazon Studios feature film Chemical Hearts, starring Lili Reinhart and Austin Abrams, with Sutherland serving as executive producer. Her second novel, A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares, was optioned for television by Yellow Bird US, and she has also co-authored the Time Lions series with Martin Seneviratne.
Sutherland's writing spans realistic contemporary young adult fiction, dark urban fantasy, and speculative mystery. Her works frequently examine emotional vulnerability, grief, sisterhood, and personal phobias through atmospheric narrative techniques. In early projects like A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares, she explores debilitating fears within romantic and coming-of-age contexts. Her transition into darker supernatural storytelling in House of Hollow and The Invocations incorporates elements of dark folklore, body horror, ghost doors, and occult mystery, maintaining a central focus on complex relationships between young women.
2 books in catalog
Dark young adult fantasy and contemporary fiction blending eerie folklore, psychological tension, and emotional depth have gained a widespread international readership. Krystal Sutherland reached a broad audience with her debut novel Our Chemical Hearts and achieved The New York Times bestseller status with the dark fairytale House of Hollow.
Her fiction has been published in more than twenty countries and nominated for major honors including the Carnegie Medal and the YA Book Prize, establishing her work across screen and print media.
Born in 1990 in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Sutherland grew up directly across the road from her local public library, where she developed an early passion for storytelling. After being shortlisted for the Queensland Young Writers Award, she pursued higher education in Sydney, where she edited her university's student magazine. Her career subsequently spanned multiple continents and roles, including working as a foreign correspondent in Amsterdam, interning at Bloomsbury Publishing, and residing in San Francisco and Hong Kong before relocating to London. Her 2016 debut novel, Our Chemical Hearts, was adapted into the 2020 Amazon Studios feature film Chemical Hearts, starring Lili Reinhart and Austin Abrams, with Sutherland serving as executive producer. Her second novel, A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares, was optioned for television by Yellow Bird US, and she has also co-authored the Time Lions series with Martin Seneviratne.
Sutherland's writing spans realistic contemporary young adult fiction, dark urban fantasy, and speculative mystery. Her works frequently examine emotional vulnerability, grief, sisterhood, and personal phobias through atmospheric narrative techniques. In early projects like A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares, she explores debilitating fears within romantic and coming-of-age contexts. Her transition into darker supernatural storytelling in House of Hollow and The Invocations incorporates elements of dark folklore, body horror, ghost doors, and occult mystery, maintaining a central focus on complex relationships between young women.
