Catacombs of Terror! - by Stanley Donwood (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

In this "irresistible mash-up of noir and gothic horror" (Publishers Weekly, starred review), a man fights to clear his name from a crime he hasn't committed yet.Private investigator Martin Valpolicella receives a tip that he will soon be framed for a future murder of his former lover, set to take place in the catacombs buried beneath the city of Bath, England. But can he save the girl, and himself? Catacombs of Terror! is a drug-fueled escapade about a dark world hidden beneath our own, and how one man can save himself from its dangers.

Review Quotes

"Wonderfully wacky fiction.... Donwood is a nimble and impish writer, taking his story to the edge of absurdity...but never letting it slip away completely. There's an element of real danger here, lurking beneath the wordplay and quirky dialogue, and there's also a rather touching--if wickedly convoluted--love story. Just a whole lot of fun." --Booklist
"This irresistible mash-up of noir and gothic horror from Donwood (Household Worms) defines the term 'cult classic.' This is a wild, shambolic ride, but its central idea--of a dark world just underneath our own--is as noir as it gets." --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"This irresistible mash-up of noir and gothic horror from Donwood (Household Worms) defines the term 'cult classic.' This is a wild, shambolic ride, but its central idea--of a dark world just underneath our own--is as noir as it gets." --"Publishers Weekly," Starred Review

About the Author

Stanley Donwood is Radiohead's longtime artist in residence. Donwood produced the cover art for Radiohead's 1994 single My Iron Lung, beginning a working relationship that has continued for all Radiohead's art and promotional material, as well as for Thom Yorke's solo albums and work with Atoms For Peace. In 2002, Donwood and Yorke won a Grammy for Best Recording Package for the Special Collector's Edition of Amnesiac. He has published two collections of very short stories with Tangent (Slowly Downward and Household Worms) and in 2014, Faber & Faber published his collection Humor.