In the tradition of The Cement Garden and The Wasp Factory, this is a compelling and shocking journey into the dark heart of boyhood, as four boys play war games deep in the English countryside. With the death of one of the Gang (as they call themselves), the war games escalate, directed now against the adults they hold responsible for the loss of one of their soldiers.

Like Toby Litt's previous novel Corpsing, Deadkidsongs is unputdownable, highly original and deeply thought-provoking.