The Disciple

THE DISCIPLE is the terrifying new thriller from the author of Radio 2 Book Club pick THE STRING DIARIES - for readers who loved THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS and Stephen King's THE STAND.

'Ferocious and masterful' Starburst magazine Stephen Lloyd Jones - acclaimed author of THE STRING DIARIES - returns with a richly imagined thrill ride for fans of Stephen King, Lauren Beuke s and THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS. They are coming... On a storm-battered road at the edge of the Devil's Kitchen, a woman survives a fatal accident and gives birth to a girl who should never have lived. The child's protection lies in the hands of Edward Schwinn - a loner who must draw himself out of darkness to keep her safe - and her arrival will trigger a chain of terrifying events that no one can explain. She is a child like no other, being hunted by an evil beyond measure. For if the potential within her is realised, nothing will be the same. Not for Edward. Not for any who live to see it. THE NEW NOVEL BY STEPHEN LLOYD JONES IS AVAILABLE NOW - THE SILENCED: A DARK AND GRIPPING THRILLER

Will keep you awake late into the night

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Stephen Lloyd Jones's debut novel, The String Diaries, was a BBC Radio 2 Book Club selection, a Kindle Editor's Pick, and was translated into nine languages. The Disciple is his third novel, and his previous books have been optioned for television. Aside from his family, Stephen's passions are strong coffee, telling stories and spending time in the mountains. He lives with his wife and three young sons.

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Stephen Lloyd Jones - author of THE STRING DIARIES - returns with a richly-imagined thrill ride that will leave fans of Lauren Beukes and Sarah Lotz reeling.

Driving home across the dark mountain roads of Snowdonia, Edward Schwinn encounters a horrific road accident. In the back of a mangled 4x4 he finds one survivor: a woman, heavily pregnant, handcuffed and bound.

The woman begs Edward to hide her in his isolated cabin and, after a night of terrifying occurrences, she goes into labour. When events take a tragic turn, Edward Schwinn finds himself surrogate father to a girl with seemingly inexplicable gifts, and a fugitive on the run from forces he does not understand.

Something is hunting the child, and it is an evil beyond measure. Once it reveals its face, nothing will be the same again.

Not for Edward. Not for any who live to see it.