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A TROUBLED PAST. A DEADLY FUTURE.
Sent to investigate drug-related deaths in an otherwise sedate coastal town, a detective with a haunted past sees it as a chance for redemption.
But soon Jim Kelso finds himself in mortal danger when he uncovers a dangerous smuggling operation.
While fighting for his life he discovers something far more terrifying than those in charge of the operation – the terrible power of The Jonah, a horror that cannot be contained.
‘A fresh crop of terrors bristle all through’ Daily Mail
‘One of Britain’s greatest thriller writers’ The Times
About the author
James Herbert was not just Britain’s number one bestselling writer of chiller fiction, a position he held ever since publication of his first novel, but was also one of our greatest popular novelists. Widely imitated and hugely influential, his twenty-three novels have sold more than fifty-four million copies worldwide, and have been translated into over thirty languages, including Russian and Chinese. In 2010, he was made the Grand Master of Horror by the World Horror Convention and was also awarded an OBE by the Queen for services to literature. His final novel was Ash. James Herbert died in March 2013.
Summary
A TROUBLED PAST. A DEADLY FUTURE.
Sent to investigate drug-related deaths in an otherwise sedate coastal town, a detective with a haunted past sees it as a chance for redemption.
But in James Herbert's The Jonah, soon Jim Kelso finds himself in mortal danger when he uncovers a dangerous smuggling operation.
While fighting for his life he discovers something far more terrifying than those in charge of the operation – the terrible power of The Jonah, a horror that cannot be contained.
