Prepare for more spooky, swoony YA from BookTok star @Merrowchild!

Charlie Frith and his new love, Sam, have just saved the dead from the living! Now it's time to focus on being a normal couple - if such a thing exists?

But when a new threat lurks in the shadows, this time to the living, and all who Charlie and Sam hold near, they must put everything on the line - including their lives - to work out who is behind it. And even then, it may not be enough!

• Perfect for fans of Cemetery Boys, Becky Albertalli and V E Schwab.


• Sixteen Souls was an instant YA bestseller.


• Dubbed by Book Tok as "Heartstopper with Ghosts".

Praise for Sixteen Souls:

"Delivers fun and frights in equal measure. A fantastically spooky, thrilling adventure!" - Kat Ellis, author of Wicked Little Deeds

"Flawless twists, this book immediately pulled me in." - H.M Long, author of Hall of Smoke

"A captivating take of loss, friendship and love that had me gripped from first to last." - Menna van Praag, author of The Sisters Grimm

"Absolutely gripped." - Amy McCaw, author of Mina and the Undead

"The writing is rich; the characters sharply drawn." - K.D Edwards, author of The Tarot Sequence Series

"Sixteen Souls is a boundlessly clever, heartfelt queer take on the story of a sensitive young man who sees dead people. Talbot has crafted something chillingly delightful! Perfect for any ghoul-lover's shelf!" - Adam Sass, author of Surrender Your Sons and The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers

"Deliciously dark" - Cynthia Murphy, author of Last One to Die, Win Lose Kill Die and The Midnight Game

"A delectable mystery" - Dawn Kurtagich, author of The Dead House

"An outstanding debut" - Bex Hogan, author of Isles of Storm and Sorrow series