What the Bones Know: The new 2026 debut contemporary gothic psychological horror, perfect for fans of Riley Sager and Jo Dixon
The new 2025 debut contemporary gothic psychological horror, perfect for fans of Riley Sager and Jo Dixon
$27.30
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
23 February 2026
Summary
A child’s bones, a lost girl, a mind adrift - sometimes what is lost comes back to haunt you…from an award-winning author comes a contemporary gothic tale of guilt, grief and redemption.
In the village of Kiln Creek in the Victorian Highlands, a ghost gum falls in a storm. Tangled in its roots are the bones of a small child and the tattered remains of her clothing, including a pair of bright-red sneakers.
Single mum Jude Mees is in her early forties and struggling to get her b…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781038922762 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1038922763 |
| Author: | Kirstyn McDermott |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Imprint: | HQ Fiction |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 23 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 426g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 233mm x 153mm |
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About The Author
Kirstyn McDermott
Kirstyn McDermott is an Australian author of two award-winning novels, Madigan Mine and Perfections, along with numerous pieces of short fiction and poetry. Her most recent works are Winterbloom (winner of 2023 Aurealis Award for best fantasy novella), Hard Places, a collection of short fiction, and Never Afters, a novella series of retold fairy tales now collected in an omnibus edition. Kirstyn holds a PhD in creative writing and lives in Ballarat, Australia, with fellow writer Jason Nahrung and two distinctly non-literary felines.
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