Description

On a night when the city’s subway becomes a corridor between the living and the dead, a reluctant survivor must navigate shifting platforms, hungry ghosts, and rules that only reveal themselves after it’s too late. As the train hurtles through a supernatural underworld, she’s forced to uncover who—or what—is driving the dead to board, and why her own past seems to be the key to stopping it. Blending fast-paced urban fantasy with eerie mystery, the story explores grief, agency, and the thin line between remembrance and haunting. With Cassandra Khaw’s sharp, atmospheric style and knack for unsettling twists, this is a tense, character-driven ride that turns everyday transit into a chilling battleground.

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paperback

Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom

Published Jan 1, 2023

384 pages

ISBN: 9781250867025

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Community Reviews(1)

@volmortaJul 3, 2026

every chapter was a new and more fucked up way to kill someone and make it gore. this was a lot of fun!

Details

First Published

2021

Language

eng

Content Warnings

Content and trigger warnings for The Dead Take the a Train by Cassandra Khaw.

Violence
Death/Grief
War/Trauma