Catacomb: A Spine-Chilling YA Horror Novel of Supernatural Secrets and Deadly Terror in New Orleans (Asylum, 3) - Hardcover

Roux, Madeleine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062364057 ISBN 13: 9780062364050

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2015

Synopsis

The heart-stopping third book in the New York Times bestselling Asylum series follows three teens as they take a senior year road trip to one of America's most haunted cities, uncovering dangerous secrets from their past along the way. With all the thrills, chills, and eerie found photographs that led Publishers Weekly to call Asylum "a strong YA debut," Catacomb is perfect for fans for Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.

Sometimes the past is better off buried.

Senior year is finally over. After all they've been through, Dan, Abby, and Jordan are excited to take one last road trip together, and they're just not going to think about what will happen when the summer ends. But on their way to visit Jordan's uncle in New Orleans, the three friends notice that they're being followed . . . and photographed. Then Dan starts receiving messages from someone he didn't expect to hear from again—someone who died last Halloween.

When the trio arrives in New Orleans and the strange occurrences only escalate, Dan is forced to accept that everything that has happened to him in the past year may not be a coincidence, but fate—a fate that ties Dan to a group called the Bone Artists, who have a sinister fascination with notorious killers of the past.

Now Dan's only hope is that he will make it out of his senior trip alive.

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• Road Trip Thriller: Senior year is supposed to be about freedom, but for Dan, Abby, and Jordan, every mile closer to New Orleans brings them nearer to a terrifying conspiracy.
• Eerie Found Photographs: Packed with the haunting vintage photos that made the Asylum series a bestseller, blurring the line between fiction and dark reality.
• Supernatural Mystery: A mysterious stalker, cryptic texts from a dead friend, and Dan’s own terrifying visions pull the trio deeper into a history that’s anything but buried.
• Haunted New Orleans Setting: From shadowy cemeteries to the secrets hidden in the French Quarter, the city’s haunted past becomes a deadly trap for the three friends.

About this title

About the Author

Madeleine Roux is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Asylum series, which has sold over a million copies worldwide. She is also the author of the House of Furies series and several titles for adults, including Salvaged and Reclaimed. She has made contributions to Star Wars, World of Warcraft, and Dungeons & Dragons. Madeleine lives in Seattle, Washington, with her partner and beloved pups.

From the Back Cover

Sometimes the past is better off buried.

Senior year is finally over. After all they've been through, Dan, Abby, and Jordan are excited to take one last road trip together, and they're just not going to think about what will happen when the summer ends. But on their way to visit Jordan's uncle in New Orleans, the three friends notice that a black muscle car appears to be following them. Then Dan starts receiving phone messages from someone he didn't expect to hear from again—someone who died last Halloween.

As the strange occurrences escalate, Dan is forced to accept that everything that has happened to him in the past year may not be a coincidence, but fate—a fate that ties Dan to a group called the Bone Artists, who have a sinister fascination with notorious killers of the past. Now Dan's only hope is that he will make it out of his senior trip alive.

In this third book in the New York Times bestselling Asylum series, found photographs help tell the story of three teens who exist on the line between past and present, genius and insanity.

Reviews

Gr 9 Up—After surviving horrifying experiences at a former psychiatric hospital in Asylum (2013) and a creepy carnival in Sanctum (2014, both HarperCollins), Dan, Abby, and Jordan are now seniors planning a final road trip together before going their separate ways. However, their fun attempt at forgetting the past soon goes awry as they clearly are being followed, and Dan starts receiving messages from an old friend who died. Roux's latest is interspersed with creepy black-and-white photographs. Give this to fans of the series or those who enjoy horror while they eagerly wait for next year's Asylum Novellas (a collection of three short stories about the bad guys of previous volumes) and Escape from Asylum (both HarperCollins) (a prequel story diving into Brookline's horrid past).

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0062364057
• ISBN 13: 9780062364050
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336