The Macabre

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A picture is worth a thousand nightmares…The twisty and compelling adult dark fantasy debut from award-winning author Kosoko Jackson.

Struggling painter Lewis Dixon can't shake the feeling there's something powerful - and slightly disturbing - about his work. Especially when the British Museum begin to show a surprising interest in his most horrifying piece, a recreation of one of his ancestor's infamous paintings.He accepts their invitation only to be met with a test: to see if he possesses the magic necessary to enter the paintings - and the strength to escape them. Because his ancestor's pieces carry unnatural abilities and a terrible curse. And Lewis must destroy them all.Under orders from the museum and partnered with handsome agent Noah, Lewis plunges into a world of black markets, gothic magic, and unspeakable terror. But if he's to succeed, he'll have to locate the long-lost final work, and its powers might be the most devastating of all…

About the author

From a young age, when he wrote his first narrative at six about kindergartners being eaten by a bear, Kosoko Jackson has loved stories. Now he writes them for teens and adults. He is the author of several YA novels starring Black queer protagonists, including his debut, Yesterday Is History, and Survive the Dome, and his adult novel was the winner of the 2023 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Romance. When not trying to decide how to best torture his characters next, he can be found playing with his golden retriever, Artemis; attempting to hit his one-hundred-movies-a-year goal; or playing video games (badly). Visit Kosoko online at kosokojackson.com.