"When I was considering what book would be best to share for October, there was no question that it had to be something creepy…with enough suspense to keep the pages turning. The House by the Cemetery covers all the spooky season vibes from a twisty mystery to a mansion that also doubles as a mortuary. River Gold is the daughter of the founder of a funeral home empire, and when he dies under suspicious circumstances, she comes back home from California for the first time in years with her teenaged daughter and grandmother in tow. Back home, old resentments, fights, and dark secrets are unearthed as the fight over control of the family business and money take center stage. And then more bodies begin to pile up. All this against the backdrop of many unsolved missing persons cases stemming from the cemetery that borders the family home. Are the murders all related? Are all the missing teenagers runaways…or is there something much darker at play? This is the first in a series that will follow this family and their funeral empire and it’s perfect for readers of Lisa Jackson. If you are ready for twists and turns this spooky season, this is the read for you!"

—Alexandra Nicolajsen, Director of Digital Sales & Marketing

ON SALE: 08/20/2024

The House by the Cemetery

Lisa Childs

Six Feet Under meets Succession with a gothic twist after the suspicious death of a midwestern funeral home empire’s wealthy patriarch in New York Times bestselling author Lisa Childs’ dark, twisty, horror-tinged new series for readers of Megan Collins, Samantha Downing, Stacy Willingham, and Rachel Hawkins.

In Gold Creek, Michigan, legend has that the ghost of a local grave digger still walks the cemetery, swinging his shovel, looking for his next victim to bury. But when the town’s wealthy undertaker dies, his estranged daughter must contend with the ghosts that haunt her own family . . .

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