CURSED BY DEATH IBD

Sinopsis

'Series fans will be delighted to revisit MarrâÇÖs colorful cast' (PublisherâÇÖs Weekly on Cursed By Death). Return to the world of Graveminder, Goodreads Choice Winner for Best Horror Novel in this stand-alone Graveminder novel that PublisherâÇÖs Weekly calls 'equally quirky.'Amity Blue has begun to remember strange impossible events, her ex trying to bite her and people vanishing like mist. After a stalker-a dead stalker-appears at the bar where she works, Amity discovers that the dead donâÇÖt always stay dead in Claysville. Along with the current Graveminder, Rebekkah Barrow, Amity seeks out the enigmatic Mr D in the afterlife, only to discover that the centuries-old contract to protect Claysville has been broken.Caught between life in a cursed town and Death himself, Amity and Rebekkah must find a way to put the dead where they belong-because if the Hungry Dead keep rising, everyone in town will be lost. áWhat People Have Said about GRAVEMINDER:'If anyone can put the goth in Southern Gothic, itâÇÖs Melissa Marr.' -NPR.org'Marr creates sympathetic characters, she takes readers to places both sinister and delightful, and thereâÇÖs a satisfying end to a wonderfully awful villain. ItâÇÖs a fast read, spooky enough to please but not too disturbing to read in bed.' -Washington Post'Dark and dreamy. . . . Rod Serling would have loved Graveminder. . . Marr is not tapping into the latest horde of zombie novels, sheâÇÖs created a new kind of undead creature. . . . A creatively creepy gothic tale for grown-ups.'-USA Today'Plan ahead to read this one, because you wonâÇÖt be able to put it down! Haunting, captivating, brilliant!' -Library Journalá(starred review)'Filled with ancient contracts, the walking dead, and fated love, this eerie tale draws you in and leaves you yearning for more.'-IndieNext List, July 2011á'The emotional dance between Rebekkah and Byron will captivate female readers. . . . Fantasy-horror fans will demand more.' -Kirkus Reviews'An adult novel that MarrâÇÖs fans may enjoy. Graveminder is worthy of praise. . . . The main characters and it is easy to become involvedáin their struggles.'áVOYA,áTop Fantasy of the Yeará'Melissa Marr has the rare talent of making deeply weird things seem perfectly normal, and making perfectly normal things seem deeplyáweird.' io9'Welcome to the return of the great American gothic.' -Del Howison, Bram Stoker Award-winning editor of Dark Delicaciesáá