The Devil in Silver
$28.75
- Hardcover
432 pages
- Release Date
5 May 2026
Summary
A stunning literary horror novel from an award-winning novelist, soon to be a major TV series from the creators of The Terror.
New Hyde Hospital’s psychiatric ward has a new resident. It also has a very, very old one.
When an altercation with the police leads to Pepper being mistakenly admitted to a mental institution in Queens, NYC, he doesn’t expect to stay there long. It will be a matter of days, he believes, until the misunderstanding is ironed out and he is released.
…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857509956 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0857509950 |
| Author: | Victor LaValle |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Bantam Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 5 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 536g |
| Dimensions: | 38mm x 146mm x 223mm |
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Critics Review
Praise for The Devil in Silver * : *
A fearless exploration of America’s heart of darkness…A dizzying high-wire act. * Washington Post *
Fantastical, hellish, and hilarious. * Los Angeles Times *
It’s simply too bighearted, too gentle, too kind, too culturally observant and too idiosyncratic to squash into the small cupboard of any one genre, or even two. * New York Times *
Embeds a sophisticated critique of contemporary America’s inhumane treatment of madness in a fast-paced story that is by turns horrifying, suspenseful, and comic. * Boston Globe *
LaValle uses the thrills of horror to draw attention to timely matters. And he does so without sucking the joy out of the genre… . A striking and original American novelist. * The New Republic *
Praise for Victor LaValle * : *
LaValle hooks the reader deep into his increasingly eldritch thriller. * Guardian *
Wonderfully creepy and impossible to put down. * Buzzfeed *
Victor LaValle
Victor LaValle is the author of eight works of fiction, including five novels, two novellas, and a collection of short stories.
He has received numerous accolades, such as a Guggenheim Fellowship, a World Fantasy Award, a British Fantasy Award, an American Book Award, two Bram Stoker Awards, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the Key to Southeast Queens.
His novels have been recognized in best-of-the-year lists by publications including the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, The Nation, and Publishers Weekly.
His novel The Devil in Silver is being adapted into a major TV series.
LaValle resides in the Bronx with his wife and children, and he also teaches at Columbia University.
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