The Witching Hour

NOW A MAJOR TV SHOW, FROM THE NETWORK BEHIND THE WALKING DEAD

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'Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches series is a surfeit of macabre delights, summoning up lush decadence, gothic secrets, and a little brimstone.'
Holly Black, Sunday Times bestselling author of Book of Night

'Rice's sprawling, supernatural family saga cements her in perpetuity as a titan of the gothic genre. Daring, dark, and lovely.'
S.T. Gibson, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Dowry of Blood

'A sensual, genre-defining thriller from the queen of gothic horror.'
Jay Kristoff, New York Times bestselling author of Empire of the Vampire

'Anne Rice did what so few writers do, and created something truly original.'
Cassandra Clare, New York Times bestselling author of Sword Catcher


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Rowan Mayfair is special.

A brilliant neurosurgeon with a hidden legacy, she’s unaware that she’s a descendent of an ancient witch bloodline.

Michael Curry was dead.

When a drowned body washes up on the coast of California, Rowan finds him one day and brings him back to life.

Now, he lives with a mysterious and terrifying new power.

Drawn together by a fierce and irresistible bond, they must dive into the secrets that surround them both.

And when dark truths are uncovered, the witching hour begins.

A hypnotic novel of witchcraft and the occult across four centuries, by the spellbinding, bestselling author of The Vampire Chronicles.

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'A curious amalgam of gothic, glamour fiction, alternate history, and high soap opera.'
The Washington Post Book World

'[W]hen I found Rice's work I absolutely loved how she took that genre and (...) made [it] feel so contemporary and relevant.'
Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes

'[Rice wrote] in the great tradition of the gothic'
Ramsey Campbell, bestselling author of The Hungry Moon

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READERS ABSOLUTELY THE WITCHING HOUR . . .

***** 'Can't get enough!'

***** 'Chilled me to the bone from the very beginning'

***** 'Dark. Enthralling. Powerful.'

***** 'After the first few pages, I couldn't put it down.'

***** 'Her writing is so good.'

***** 'I absolutely loved this book'

***** ' These books are a wonderful world to enter'

***** 'I am so hooked on this book'

***** 'Haunting, elegant and twisted.'