Winner of the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novel - Winner of the
British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel - A LibraryReads Hall of
Fame Pick!
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From Catriona Ward, author of The Last House on Needless Street, comes
a heart-pounding tale of faith and family, with a devastating twist**
"A great day is upon us. He is coming. The world will be washed away."
On the wind-battered isle of Altnaharra, off the wildest coast of
Scotland, a clan prepares to bring about the end of the world and its
imminent rebirth.
The Adder is coming and one of their number will inherit its powers.
They all want the honor, but young Eve is willing to do anything for the
distinction.
A reckoning beyond Eve's imagination begins when Chief Inspector Black
arrives to investigate a brutal murder and their sacred ceremony goes
terribly wrong.
And soon all the secrets of Altnaharra will be uncovered.