Dead Man's Song

Praise for Jonathan Maberry and Ghost Road Blues

“Jonathan Maberry rushes headlong toward the front of the pack, proving that he has the chops to craft stories at once intimate, epic, real, and horrific.”

—Bentley Little, author of

The Burning and Death Instinct

“Every so often, you discover an author whose writing is so lyrical that it transcends mere storytelling. Jonathan Maberry is just such an author.”

—Tess Gerritsen, New York Times

bestselling author of The Mephisto Club

“Jonathan Maberry writes in the grand poetic horror tradition of Poe and Robert McCammon…King and Koontz.”

—Stuart Kaminsky, 2005 recipient of the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America

“Maberry knows that true horror lies in the dark, hidden places in the human heart and to take this journey with him is genuinely chilling.”

—T. J. MacGregor, author of Cold As Death

“This is horror on a grand scale, reminiscent of Stephen King’s heftier works.”

—Publishers Weekly

“Ghost Road Blues is a superbly woven, chilling tale that makes you wonder who the real monsters are—humans or the undead.”

—L. A. Banks, author of The Vampire Huntress Legends series

“As effective an opening as I’ve ever read, and the jolts just keep on coming.”

—Jeremiah Healy, author of The Only

Good Lawyer and Turnabout

“Haunting, complex, terrifying, and deeply humane.”

—Gary A. Braunbeck, Bram Stoker Award–winner, author of Destinations and Prodigal Blues

“Stunning! A fierce and new talent!”

—Ken Bruen, international bestselling author of American Skin and The Guards

“You might want to keep the night-light on for this one. Really.”

—Laura Schrock, Emmy Award–winning writer/producer

“If I were asked to select only one new voice in horror fiction to read today, it would be Jonathan Maberry.”

—Katherine Ramsland, author of The Science of Vampires

“This is the real deal.”

—Necrofile

“It is hard to believe this is Jonathan Maberry’s debut novel because his writing is of such high caliber and his storyline is comparable to that of a master writer of horror.”

—Harriet Klausner, Midwest Review

“A grand work…highly recommended.”

—MaximumHorrors.com

“Prepare to be scared. Maberry frightens, amuses, and makes you think, often on the same page. Move over, Stephen King.”

—J. A. Konrath, author of Dirty Martini

“Maberry writes with a masterful skill that will scare the bejabbers out of you!”

—John Lutz, bestselling author of Single White Female

“Jonathan Maberry’s books should be on everyone’s must-read list.”

—Yvonne Navarro, author of Species and Aliens: Music of the Spears

“Jonathan Maberry is writing as well as anyone in the business right now.”

—Steve Hamilton, author of A Stolen Season

“Savagely beautiful, intricate, and deftly written.”

—Jack Fisher, Flesh and Blood Magazine

“Bristling with scares, thick with atmosphere, and rich with a picturesque sense of place. Highly recommended!”

—Jay Bonansinga, bestselling author of Shattered and Twisted

“If you have an appetite for evil, you’ll love sitting down to Ghost Road Blues, which is deliciously creepy.”

—Richard Sand, author of the award-winning Lucas Rook mystery series

“Jonathan Maberry is writing big, scary books that feel just right.”

—Bill Kent, author of Street Legal, Street Fighter, and Street Money

“A wild mélange of soulful blues music and gut-wrenching horror!”

—Brinke Stevens, horror actress and author

“Terrifying. Maberry gets deep into the heads of his troubled characters—and ours.”

—Jim Fusilli, author of Hard, Hard City and Tribeca Blues

“Maberry…delivers scare after scare.”

—Scott A. Johnson, author of An American Haunting

“Unputdownable!”

—Michael Penncavage, editor of Dark Notes from New Jersey

“Jonathan Maberry delivers! Echoes of King, Bradbury, Poe, Wellman, and Straub.”

—C. Dean Andersson, author of I Am Dracula and Raw Pain Max

“This is the best book I’ve read this year!”

—Dave’s News and Reviews

“Teeming with demons, brutality, and madness, but equally brimming with beauty, love, and wisdom.”

—Kim Paffenroth, Ph.D., author of Gospel of the Living Dead

“Dark, scary, and so darn well written, one might think this book was something Stephen King wrote and forgot about many years ago.”

—Michael Laimo, author of Dead Souls and The Demonologist

“Ghost Road Blues reminded me why I’m afraid of the dark.”

—Charles Gramlich, author of Cold in the Light

“Gruesome, scary, and bloody good fun.”

—Simon Clark, author of Vampyrrhic, London Under Midnight, and Night of the Triffids

“Ghost Road Blues will leave you breathless. Make sure you read it with the lights on.”

—David Housewright, Edgar Award–winning author of Pretty Girl Gone and Tin City

“Steeped in the blues and saturated with violence and foreboding.”

—Bev Vincent, author of The Road to the Dark Tower: Exploring Stephen King’s Magnum Opus

“Ghost Road Blues is a hell of a book.”

—Jemiah Jefferson, author of Wounds, Voice of the Blood, Fiend, and A Drop of Scarlet

“Evocative and chilling, Maberry’s fiction is the work of a dark magician with a poet’s soul.”

—Tim Waggoner, author of Darkness Wakes, Pandora Drive, and Like Death.

“Ghost Road Blues manages to touch every kind of horror from creepy chills to gruesome gore and builds to an unforgettable climax.”

—H. R. Knight, author of What Rough Beast

“Maberry writes with a kind of rhythmic, lyrical quality one might find in the work of Cady, Conrad, or even Faulkner.”

—Kealan Patrick Burke, Bram Stoker Award–winning author of Currency of Souls, The Turtle Boy, and Vessels

“A wonderful novel from a fresh new voice in the genre.”

—Nate Kenyon, author of Bloodstone

“Dark and mischievous…fun and inspired…Jonathan Maberry knows how to serve up the creepy goods!”

—Jim O’Rear, horror film stuntman and haunted attraction consultant

“Full of real characters and plenty of eerie atmosphere.”

—David Wellington, author of Monster Island and Monster Nation

“Ghost Road Blues is, hands-down, the best horror novel of 2006.”

—Bryan Smith, author of Deathbringer and House of Blood

“A chilling tale—lyrical, melodic, and dark. Maberry breathes new life into modern horror fiction.”

—Scott Nicholson, author of The Home and The Harvest

“A fine blend of authentic supernatural folklore and conventional villainy in a fully realized contemporary setting.”

—Don D’Ammassa, author of the Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Horror Fiction

“Ghost Road Blues is high-octane storytelling meant for chilly, full-moon nights.”

—W. D. Gagliani, author of Bram Stoker Award finalist Wolf’s Trap

“Vivid, fast-paced, and deliciously dark.”

—Bruce Boston, author of Flashing the Dark and Masque of Dreams

“This is a fun, fun read and creepy as hell.”

—Gregory Frost, author of Attack of the Jazz Giants and Other Stories

“Reading Maberry is like listening to the blues in a graveyard at the stroke of midnight.”

—Fred Wiehe, author of Strange Days and The Burning

“Unnerving and brisk!”

—Noreen Ayres, author of the Smokey Brandon mystery series

“Believable and nerve-shattering!”

—E. F. Watkins, author of Dance with the Dragon and Paragon

“Frightening!”

—Montgomery County Intelligencer