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    Fitcher's Bird

    Author A.G. Slatter
    Hardcover
    $24.99 US
    Titan | Titan Books
    12 per carton
    On sale Oct 06, 2026 | 9781835412589
    Sales rights: US/CAN (No Open Mkt)
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    Once upon a time, three young sisters survived a catastrophic house fire… Years later, one of them disappears and then another and it is left to the eldest sister to find out whether something else survived… A dark, twisty, page-turning modern gothic horror from the multi award-winning author of The Cold House.

    When sisters Chloe, Zoe and Dido were children, their father died and their mother could no longer care for them, so they were sent to live with the local doctor’s family: mother, father and three sons. Soon after, however, Ashwood Farm burned to the ground, and only the three young girls survived.

    Years later, the sisters live very separate lives, each dealing with their painful past in different ways. But when first Chloe, and then Zoe disappears, it’s left to Dido to rake through their history and find out if her sisters are still in the world or paying the price for what happened that long ago summer night.
    Praise for Fitcher’s Bird:


    “A fairy tale for the true crime era: a wicked stepmother, a beast of a serial killer, and a determined heroine who invites the darkness into her damaged heart. Beautiful, bleak, violent, satisfying.”
    Alma Katsu, award-winning author of Incarnate


    “With Fitcher’s Bird, A.G. Slatter has shaped a novel as dark and powerful as the totem at its center—a work that draws on fairy tales, old lore, the natural world, and the beautiful macabre, then becomes something larger than any of its inspirations. The result is a story that satisfies on every level while feeling wholly fresh and sharp as raven claws… a gothic, avian “good for her.”
    Christa Carmen, Bram Stoker Award®-winning author of The Daughters of Block Island


    “A. G. Slatter is my favorite storyteller, blending folklore and gothic horror into a hypnotic slow burn. Fitcher’s Bird is a dreadful thing—a haunting little nightmare wrapped in a delicious, layered mystery.”
    Sadie Hartmann, Bram Stoker Award®-winning author of 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered


    “A haunting bone effigy to sisterhood. Bleak, beautiful, and merciless. Fitcher’s Bird is a folk horror fairy tale with true crime in its blood. Easily one of the best things I’ve read this year!” Dawn Kurtagich, award-winning author of The Madness


    “This is A.G. Slatter at her best: a dreamy fairy tale that’s as beautiful as it is devastating. A stunning, startling achievement, and a book that’s an absolute must-read for the year.”
    Gwendolyn Kiste, Four-time Bram Stoker Award®-winning author of Everything Looks Better in Red and The Haunting of Velkwood


    “Lush, haunting, and drenched in fairy-tale dread, Fitcher’s Bird is folk horror at its finest. Slatter weaves trauma, sisterhood, and folklore into something both deeply human and deliciously monstrous – proving yet again that she is a mistress of the genre.”
    Lindy Ryan, USA Today-bestselling author of Dollface and Bless Your Heart


    “A true-crime-inflected delight of a novella, this dark fairy tale has gnawed bones and sharp, unforgiving teeth.”
    Ally Wilkes, author of All the White Spaces and Where the Dead Wait

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    Once upon a time, three young sisters survived a catastrophic house fire… Years later, one of them disappears and then another and it is left to the eldest sister to find out whether something else survived… A dark, twisty, page-turning modern gothic horror from the multi award-winning author of The Cold House.

    When sisters Chloe, Zoe and Dido were children, their father died and their mother could no longer care for them, so they were sent to live with the local doctor’s family: mother, father and three sons. Soon after, however, Ashwood Farm burned to the ground, and only the three young girls survived.

    Years later, the sisters live very separate lives, each dealing with their painful past in different ways. But when first Chloe, and then Zoe disappears, it’s left to Dido to rake through their history and find out if her sisters are still in the world or paying the price for what happened that long ago summer night.

    Praise

    Praise for Fitcher’s Bird:


    “A fairy tale for the true crime era: a wicked stepmother, a beast of a serial killer, and a determined heroine who invites the darkness into her damaged heart. Beautiful, bleak, violent, satisfying.”
    Alma Katsu, award-winning author of Incarnate


    “With Fitcher’s Bird, A.G. Slatter has shaped a novel as dark and powerful as the totem at its center—a work that draws on fairy tales, old lore, the natural world, and the beautiful macabre, then becomes something larger than any of its inspirations. The result is a story that satisfies on every level while feeling wholly fresh and sharp as raven claws… a gothic, avian “good for her.”
    Christa Carmen, Bram Stoker Award®-winning author of The Daughters of Block Island


    “A. G. Slatter is my favorite storyteller, blending folklore and gothic horror into a hypnotic slow burn. Fitcher’s Bird is a dreadful thing—a haunting little nightmare wrapped in a delicious, layered mystery.”
    Sadie Hartmann, Bram Stoker Award®-winning author of 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered


    “A haunting bone effigy to sisterhood. Bleak, beautiful, and merciless. Fitcher’s Bird is a folk horror fairy tale with true crime in its blood. Easily one of the best things I’ve read this year!” Dawn Kurtagich, award-winning author of The Madness


    “This is A.G. Slatter at her best: a dreamy fairy tale that’s as beautiful as it is devastating. A stunning, startling achievement, and a book that’s an absolute must-read for the year.”
    Gwendolyn Kiste, Four-time Bram Stoker Award®-winning author of Everything Looks Better in Red and The Haunting of Velkwood


    “Lush, haunting, and drenched in fairy-tale dread, Fitcher’s Bird is folk horror at its finest. Slatter weaves trauma, sisterhood, and folklore into something both deeply human and deliciously monstrous – proving yet again that she is a mistress of the genre.”
    Lindy Ryan, USA Today-bestselling author of Dollface and Bless Your Heart


    “A true-crime-inflected delight of a novella, this dark fairy tale has gnawed bones and sharp, unforgiving teeth.”
    Ally Wilkes, author of All the White Spaces and Where the Dead Wait

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