Madeleine Roux is the New York Times bestselling author of Asylum, which has sold into nine countries around the world, and its sequel, Sanctum, which SLJ called "seriously spooky." Catacomb is the third installment in the series about Dan, Abby, and Jordan. Madeleine is also the author of Allison Hewitt Is Trapped and Sadie Walker Is Stranded. A graduate of the Beloit College MFA program, Madeleine now lives in Southern California.
“Eerie and elegant. Roux suffuses House of Furies with constant,
creeping dread.” — Chuck Wendig, New York Times bestselling
author
“House of Furies takes the reader on a twisting path down a dark
hall we’re compelled to travel, no matter what is behind the door
at the end. Darkly captivating.” — Mindy McGinnis, Edgar
Award-winning author of A Madness So Discreet
“House of Furies is absolutely terrific! Devious and fun, weird and
scary, heartbreaking and triumphant. Madeleine Roux
always—always—enchants and surprises!” — Jonathan Maberry, New York
Times bestselling author of Rot & Ruin and Mars One
“Atmospheric, moody, and great fun.” — Kirkus Reviews
“From eerie prologue to gory end, this gothic tale is imbued with a
lingering sense of unease, offering up a Faustian plot that
explores the darkest pits of human nature. Atmospheric and
troubling, this series starter will sink its hooks into readers as
surely as it frightens them.” — Booklist
“Roux (the Asylum series) brings her gothic setting to rich life in
this darkly delightful (and frequently gruesome) series opener.” —
Publishers Weekly
“House of Furies digs its claws into you and won’t let go; a
mesmerizing, haunting, gorgeously written journey into the heart of
darkness.” — Michelle Gagnon
“Madeleine Roux’s House of Furies is both thrilling and effortless,
catapulting the reader forward through a labyrinth of gothic
mystery, tantalization and suspense.” — Andrea Portes, author of
Anatomy of a Misfit
Reviews for the Asylum series — ;
“A strong YA debut that reveals the enduring impact of trauma and
terror on a place.” — Publishers Weekly
“A good choice for readers who enjoy books with scary situations
that lead to a solid climax.” — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
“Horror readers and fans of the TV show American Horror Story will
delight in its fast-paced plot.” — Booklist
“Page-turning and visually creepy.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Days after reading Asylum, I’m still haunted by the images that
Madeleine Roux’s words conjured. Brilliant!” — New York Times
bestselling author Zac Brewer
“Madeleine Roux’s Asylum takes the fondest dream of our collective
nerdy childhood and handily turns it into the scariest collective
nightmare.” — Tor.com
“I started reading this one at my desk in broad daylight and still
got goose bumps.” — Glamour
“Seriously spooky.” — School Library Journal
“With plentiful old photographs of carnival acts, Roux works the
creepy verisimilitude that made Asylum such a page-turner. The
haunted-house explorations are especially cinematic and
spooky...Roux knows how to keep the action rolling and the reader
hooked.” — Booklist
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