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When Devils Sing
- Author
- Xan Kaur
- Narrator
- various
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 5 June 2025
- Run Time
- 12 hours 30 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Read by a full cast, When Devils Sing is a rural, atmospheric YA horror, perfect for fans of Stephen King.
In the shadows of a small Georgia town, four unlikely allies must unravel the sinister secrets behind a local teen's disappearance during the eerie Cicada Festival.
When Dawson Sumter goes missing, all he leaves behind is a smattering of blood in room 4 of the debt-ridden motel owned by Neera Singh's family.
Disappearances like this aren't uncommon in the rural Georgia town of Carrion. Especially during the Cicada Festival, which takes place every thirteen years when a cicada brood returns from underground, shrieking their deafening screams.
Desperate to find out if Dawson is still alive, Neera joins forces with three other local teens: Isaiah, clandestine true crime podcaster; Reid, son of the wealthiest man in the region; and Sam, estranged daughter of the local hitman.
As they find themselves entangled in a messy web of secrets and lies, they discover just how deep the rot in Carrion goes . . .
'Xan Kaur masterfully weaves small-town mystery with an unrelenting sense of dread' - Nick Brooks, author of Promise Boys
Critics Review
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Xan Kaur masterfully weaves small-town mystery with an unrelenting sense of dread, all while delivering a story that’s as thought-provoking as it is chilling. Dripping with heart and voice from the very first page.
Nick Brooks, Odyssey Award–winning author of Promise Boys
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Kaur has written a true blood-soaked Southern Gothic for the modern age.
Andrew Joseph White, New York Times–bestselling author of Hell Followed With Us and The Spirit Bears its Teeth
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Details
- Author
- Xan Kaur
- Narrator
- various
- Duration
- 12 hours 30 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 June 2025
- ISBN
- 9781035045198
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers, or other scary supernatural stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense
Synopsis
Read by a full cast, When Devils Sing is a rural, atmospheric YA horror, perfect for fans of Stephen King.In the shadows of a small Georgia town, four unlikely allies must unravel the sinister secrets behind a local teen's disappearance during the eerie Cicada Festival.When Dawson Sumter goes missing, all he leaves behind is a smattering of blood in room 4 of the debt-ridden motel owned by Neera Singh's family.Disappearances like this aren't uncommon in the rural Georgia town of Carrion. Especially during the Cicada Festival, which takes place every thirteen years when a cicada brood returns from underground, shrieking their deafening screams.Desperate to find out if Dawson is still alive, Neera joins forces with three other local teens: Isaiah, clandestine true crime podcaster; Reid, son of the wealthiest man in the region; and Sam, estranged daughter of the local hitman.As they find themselves entangled in a messy web of secrets and lies, they discover just how deep the rot in Carrion goes . . .'Xan Kaur masterfully weaves small-town mystery with an unrelenting sense of dread' - Nick Brooks, author of Promise Boys
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