Nigella Lawson has written eleven bestselling cookery books including the classics How to Eat and How To Be A Domestic Goddess – the book that inspired a whole new generation of bakers. These books, and her TV series, have made her a household name around the world. 
 
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The third book in the gothic horror phenomenon that is sweeping across Europe, with over 1 million copies sold 
 
'RIVETING, TERRIFYING...JUST ABSOLUTELY GREAT' STEPHEN KING 
 
Perdido, 1928. Torn apart by the continuing tensions between Mary-Love and her daughter-in-law Elinor, the Caskey family must also confront other crises. As the economy plummets and relationships sour, something sinister is prowling the darkest recesses of the Caskey household. Patient, implacable, waiting to catch its next victim in its deadly web… 
 
 
The Blackwater Series titles have sold over one million copies, The Bookseller, July 2024

Blackwater III: The House

The Blackwater Saga

Discover the gothic horror phenomenon that is sweeping across Europe, with over 2 million copies sold 
 
'RIVETING, TERRIFYING...JUST ABSOLUTELY GREAT' STEPHEN KING 
 
As the dark and menacing waters of the local river submerge Perdido, a small town in the south of Alabama, the Caskeys - a family of rich landowners - must confront the tide of damage caused by the flood. Led by Mary-Love, the powerful matriarch, and by Oscar, her devoted son, the family must pick itself back up. But what they haven't anticipated is the sudden appearance of Elinor Dammert - a mysterious but seductive young woman with a troubling past. Her sole ambition appears to be to infiltrate the very heart of the Caskey clan... 
 
'Beyond any trace of a doubt, one of the absolutely best writers of horror' Peter Straub 
 
'One of the genre’s most underrated writers' Poppy Z. Brite

Blackwater I: The Flood

Discover the gothic horror phenomenon that is sweeping across Europe, with over 2 million copies sold 
 
'RIVETING, TERRIFYING...JUST ABSOLUTELY GREAT' STEPHEN KING 
 
A new era has begun for the Caskey family. 
 
Elinor’s relentless determination and the years of struggle are finally beginning to bear fruit: old hostilities have faded and the town is ripe for change. The conflict in Europe has brought new blood to Perdido, men arriving from far afield wanting to ingratiate themselves with the powerful family. 
 
But tangling with the Caskeys comes at a cost, and soon they must ask themselves how close is too close…

Blackwater IV: The War

The electrifying finale in the gothic horror saga that is sweeping across Europe, with over 2 million copies sold 
 
'RIVETING, TERRIFYING...JUST ABSOLUTELY GREAT' STEPHEN KING 
 
Even if the years weigh heavily on their shoulders, the Caskey family now enjoy wealth way beyond their wildest dreams. Parties, lavish receptions and social gatherings give a rhythm to their existence, their days spent in carefree abandonment. But the past is not forgotten and a dark presence looms over Perdido, its inhabitants and its rivers. 
 
The time of reckoning has come.

Blackwater VI: Rain

The fifth book in the gothic horror phenomenon that is sweeping across Europe, with over 2 million copies sold 
 
'RIVETING, TERRIFYING...JUST ABSOLUTELY GREAT' STEPHEN KING 
 
In Perdido, Alabama, the Caskey family have endured; some face death whilst others welcome new life. Unexpected alliances have formed, bitter conflict divides former friends. Hardened by years of experience, Miriam, now head of the family business, is relentless in her pursuit of wealth. And when she makes a surprising discovery beneath their lands, it is not just the Caskey family that benefits, but the whole town. 
 
But will this sudden fortune be enough to lay to rest the ghosts of the past? And how long before nature comes to reclaim its debt?

Blackwater V: The Fortune

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