Mr. Jakes

Haunted House Series #1

Art by M. Wayne Miller

Dark Renaissance Books is proud to announce its first book in the Haunted House series! A new haunted house novella by Tony Richards! Three full color illustrations, and four black and white illustrations by M. Wayne Miller.

The Devil has a million ways to tempt people and lead them astray.

Alex Morland, once a bestselling novelist, is now a forgotten failure. He wants to write a new thriller that will revive his career, but he needs somewhere quiet to do it. When he arrives in the seaside town of Birchiam at the start of winter, he finds The Grange, a massive, traditional Victorian hotel, almost completely empty. His every whim is catered to. He barely needs to even leave his room. But who are those peculiar individuals he occasionally meets in the gardens and the bar? Why the sudden screaming in the corridors? And as for the hotel’s night manager—Mr. Jakes—why does Alex only see him in his dreams?

The trap has been sprung. He’ll have to pay a terrible price for all the pampering and comfort he’s received. The plot goes back over a hundred years, to when the hotel first opened and its very first night manager moved in.

A chilling supernatural novel in the style of The Shining, from a HWA and British Fantasy Award finalist.

Limited to 100 signed and numbered copies bound with the printed front cover art. It will be furthered enhanced with black headbands, and a black book ribbon. The signed and numbered hardcover edition will be signed by the author.

Lettered limited to 26 copies bound in smooth black leather, and the front cover will be stamped with a haunted house in red foil. It will be further enhanced with solid black headbands and a red book ribbon. The book will be protected by a black slipcase. The deluxe hardcover edition will be signed by the author and the artist.

Matching Lettered Set of:

• Mr. Jakes by Tony Richards
• The House on the Moor by William Meikle