Rats Trilogy Lair, Book 2, (Paperback)

<p><b>The restless rats return in James Herbert's <i>Lair</i>, the second horror novel in the Rats trilogy.</b> </p><p>The "Outbreak" was a tragedy London thought it had buried. But deep within the ancient, shadowed groves of Epping Forest, a new terror is feeding. </p><p>Investigator Lucas Pender - haunted by the family he lost to the first wave of mutants - recognizes the chilling signs: mutilated livestock and an eerie, unnatural silence in the woods. These aren't mere scavengers; they are immense, intelligent predators with a reawakened lust for human blood. Led by a grotesque, two-headed master and a cunning, scarred survivor, the pack begins a coordinated massacre that defies every known poison. </p><p>As the forest becomes a military slaughterhouse, Pender must plunge into the subterranean darkness to confront a biological horror faster and hungrier than anything humanity has ever faced. The natural order is shifting - and we are no longer at the top. </p><p><b>Praise for James Herbert: </b> </p><p>'<i>The Rats</i> is splatterpunk deluxe'<br><b>Stephen King</b> </p><p>'Lean, mean, and nasty as punk'<br><b>Grady Hendrix</b> </p><p>'A one-off; a true horror original'<br><b>Peter James</b></p>

• Rats Trilogy Lair, Book 2, (Paperback)
• Author: Tor Nightfire UK
• ISBN: 9781037406249
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-08-18
• Page Count: 288