Description
A private investigator with a talent for uncovering what others bury alive is drawn into a high-stakes mystery when a mysterious billionaire invites her to his looming mansion—and then is killed in a way that shouldn’t be survivable. Instead of answers, she finds a man who can’t die, fractured by missing memories and desperate to understand the bargain that keeps him walking the edge of death. As Shyla investigates his long-buried past, she discovers the offer is also a trap: the billionaire knows her secrets, and her choices may determine what—or who—gets erased next. Blending atmospheric supernatural horror with sharp psychological tension, this novel explores power, immortality, and the cost of reckoning when the truth refuses to stay buried. From Bram Stoker award–nominated author Johnny Compton, Dead First delivers a chilling, propulsive descent into the things we fear most: our own histories, and the bargains we make to escape them.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Group
Published Feb 10, 2026
369 pages
ISBN: 9780593854310
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Details
First Published
2026
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Dead First by Johnny Compton.