Macmillan is proud to announce a major publishing event. James Herbert is Britain's bestselling horror writer - a position he has held ever since publication of his first novel, "The Rats", in 1975, which now widely accepted as a classic of popular fiction. He is one of the world's top two writers of horror or chiller fiction, along with Stephen King. He is undoubtedly one of our greatest popular novelists. In October 2010 Pan Macmillan will be publishing a new novel, entitled "Ash", which features one of Herbert's best-loved characters, David Ash, the sceptical paranormal detective, first encountered in "The Ghosts of Sleath" and "Haunted" both number 1 bestsellers. Ash is investigating a mysterious and secluded stately home, deep in the countryside. There have been reports from locals about strange goings on, they think it might be haunted... What Ash eventually discovers is truly shocking. Prepare to be chilled to the marrow...

Genre: Horror