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  • Bibliography:
    34 Books
  • First Book:
    June 1989
  • Latest Book:
    October 2023
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About the Author

Shaun Hutson is a bestselling author and is recognised as a master of the dark urban thriller. He lives with his family in Buckinghamshire.

Book List in Order: 34 titles



  • THE SKULL It had been waiting for centuries, buried in a place they called the evil ground... waiting for just one drop of blood to restore it to life. But when Nick Regan discovered the skull on a construction site, he and his archeologist wife C...



  • As psychic investigators probe hidden areas of the mind, and as New York writer David Blake studies the methods of a miracle healer, they unwittingly release forces from deep in the human psyche--horrifying forces capable of incredible destruction...



  • London is gripped by the bloodiest outbreak of gang warfare ever seen.Shootings in the street, kidnappings, bombs and car chases have become commonplace.  The gutters are running red with blood and the Police are powerless to stop it.Frank Harri...



  • The slugs have returned. They slither along the dank, fetid tunnels of London's sewers in search of human flesh, and now they bring a new horror. Dr Alan Finch is the only man capable of destroying the breeding ground for ever. The author's previous ...



  • As the people of the tiny village of Wakely begin to grow long, sharp teeth and fingernails, and they come to love the darkness and hate the sunlight, they begin to prey on innocent strangers who wander into their town...



  • During an archaeological dig, a hidden chamber filled with the skulls of children is discovered. At first glance they seem to have been there for thousands of years but closer examination reveals a more shocking secret.The opening of the chamber trig...



  • A classic page-turning Hutson novel of splatterpunk and gore After the brutal murder of their young daughter, Sue and John Hackett retreat to the small, peaceful town of Hinkston. But Hinkston isn't peaceful anymore. It's being torn apart by a serie...



  • Detective Inspector Frank Gregson must investigate a series of savage and apparently motiveless murders. Moreover, they are carbon copies of killings committed years earlier - committed by men currently incarcerated in one of Britain's maximum securi...



  • Beware the golden disk - it brings decay.destruction.deathFour hundred years ago, a woman died in agony to keep its secret and went to her grave with it hung around her neck. Now, in a desolate graveyard, a woman has unearthed the amulet by chance an...








  • For Nick Ryan, private detective, life is all work and no play; his family has left him, and he's been given six months to live. When his daughter is kidnapped by a gang responsible for a series of murders, he begins an obsessive hunt fof her and wil...



  • Peace in Northern Ireland brings counter-terrorist Sean Doyle back to the UK and leaves British soldiers like Robert Neville bored and frustrated. When Neville's wife leaves him, he determines to get her back, using his military skill to detonate a d...



  • Ex-model Amy has her own radio show with a popular phone-in slot. When two prostitutes are murdered after a caller has admitted to fantasies of rape, Amy begins to suspect that the man she loves, who lives beneath her flat, may be a murderer. A call ...



  • The tense atmosphere Beth's sister causes when she comes to stay is strained further by Lucy's references to Beth's inability to conceive. When Lucy has a fatal accident, she leaves the legacy of her child, providing Beth's only chance of motherhood....



  • Catherine and Phillip believe that the suicides of three men, the desecrations of a number of children's graves, and the suspected child abuse of a number of school pupils are connected in some way. It soon becomes apparent that the specter of child ...



  • I, DAMIEN GRAVES, have spent many years searching for the most spine-chilling stories in existence. Now, at last, I have chosen to share with you the best of my collection. --Kate hears startling voices in her head -- voices that reveal a terrifyi...



  • Karnstein Castle stands like a bird of prey on the highest point of the hills that surround the village below. A huge monolithic reminder to all those who see it of the power of the family who have lived there for centuries. By day the village of ...



  • "Everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes," said Andy Warhol. And fame is something certain people will go to any lengths to achieve: whether to be revered or reviled, the lure of notoriety is strong for those lacking it. When five-year-old Becky ...



  • A new, updated novelization of a classic Hammer film In a quiet field in Buckinghamshire, a huge crack has appeared in the earth's surface, and people are dying--incinerated beyond recognition. At the same time, hospitals have noticed an increase ...






  • There is a fine line between obsession and madness and Frankenstein just stepped across it, in this novelization of a Hammer classic

    Escaping the guillotine, Victor Frankenstein is now posing as Doctor Stein, altruistic patron of the ...



  • On the banks of the river Thames a new building is being completed. A stunning creation of glass and concrete that will be a new landmark on London's skyline.The only problem is that people are dying because of it. Dozens of mysterious accidents have...



  • Chase - The new horror thriller from Horror Legend Shaun Hutson.

    David and Amy Carson will be given that elusive second chance but it will require them to plumb the very depths of their souls and their beliefs.

    As they and their eight...



  • TESTAMENT - For some...death is just the beginning...

    You have a chance to save the world or the only person you ever loved...What would you do...?

    Sean Doyle faced danger, death and other things he'd rather forget during his time ...



  • Can you imagine what it would be like not to have any memory of your first ten years of life?Jake Howard knows how that feels.  He's a successful psychiatrist and writer.  He has an apparently adoring lover and the respect of his peers.&nbs...





  •  …She glanced out over the churning waves, thinking how dark and forbidding the sea looked tonight.  She could hear it lashing against the pier and, more than once, she fancied she felt the structure beneath her move slightly.  ...



  • He was halfway up the stairs when he heard the banging on his front door.  John froze for a second, wondering who would be knocking his door at this late hour.  He turned and headed slowly down the stairs, moving right up to the front door,...



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    He sucked in a deep breath full of that strange smell he couldn't identify. He trailed his hands across the satin beneath him and to both sides of him and, when he raised his hands, above him too. He knew why it was so dark. He understood why he coul...



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    Almost beaten to death by a gang of violent teenagers, schoolmaster Peter Mason wants nothing more than to escape the simmering violence of London, his broken marriage and the memories of his daughter's death. The perfect chance comes in the form of ...






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    As a member of the Counter Terrorist Unit, Sean Doyle thought he'd seen it all.Every violent act, every depraved action man could perpetrate against man but he is to discover that there are much worse things in this world than even he has encountered...



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    They slime, they ooze, they kill ...

    One female slug can lay one and a half million eggs a year - a fact which holds terrifying consequences for the people of Merton. As the town basks in the summer heat, a new breed of slug is growing and multipl...



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    Harold Pierce didn't mean to kill his baby brother all those years ago.He didn't intend to incinerate him in a fire but he did and he has spent most of his adult life in a psychiatric hospital because of that. Upon release he is given a job as a hosp...



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    Some people are born to be murder victims. Frank Miller, blinded in a bizarre accident but then given the transplanted eyes of a murderer, finds he can spot potential victims. In the end, Miller himself becomes the target for the slaughterer. Will he...



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    Two tribes go to war and Sean Doyle is standing in the middleWhite Ghost - A Shaun Hutson classicSean Doyle is no stranger to violence. As a member of the Counter Terrorist Unit he's seen more than his fair share of it. And it seems his intimate...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Shaun Hutson has published 34 books.

Shaun Hutson does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Incisions: Cut Two, was published in October 2023.

The first book by Shaun Hutson, The Skull, was published in June 1989.

No. Shaun Hutson does not write books in series.