{"product_id":"darker-days-by-thomas-olde-heuvelt","title":"Darker Days by Thomas Olde Heuvelt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDATE OF RELEASE: 22 OCT 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen the darker days fall, the debt must be paid . . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eget ready for the chilling new folk horror from the Hugo Award-winning, bestselling author of HEX - from the publisher of The Exorcist and perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson and Stephen King. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Lock Haven, a quiet little town in Washington State, there is a very special street.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBird Street. The residents of Bird Street are all successful, wealthy, healthy and happy. And their children are all well-mannered and smart and high achievers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt least they are for eleven months of the year. In November, however, the ‘Darker Days’ begin. For November’s the month when things take a turn for the worse: accidents, bad luck, familial conflict and illness take hold.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd it is in November that a stranger comes to Bird Street to collect the debt owed by the residents. Because, you see, there is a price that must be paid for all the happiness and good fortune they enjoy for the other eleven months of year. And that price is one human life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery November. Without fail. And so it has been for over a hundred years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo ease their guilt, the residents of Bird Street seek out individuals – usually the elderly or the terminally ill – who wish to die with dignity and are content to be helped on their way. But this year, things don’t go to plan. This year events take a terrifying turn . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePropulsive and haunting, Darker Days is a devastating modern take on the Faustian pact, and begs the question: how far would you go for your own happiness?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | Publication: 22 Oct 2026, Transworld\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781804997710\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtent: 416 pages \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57301507015038,"sku":null,"price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9781804997710.jpg?v=1776948083","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/darker-days-by-thomas-olde-heuvelt","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}