Some readers may have heard me speak out previously over the government’s “begging bowl culture”, where regional leaders bid into Whitehall and don’t have the freedom, power or resources to shape their futures themselves. While this new deal is not perfect, it is a major step forward. The deeper devolution deal we’ve recently agreed with the government is one such moment.Īlongside an investment commitment of £1.5bn, we now have more spending control than ever before and more power over matters such as transport, skills and housing. But every now and then, a truly landmark moment lifts spirits and restores our collective faith in the political process. “The story is told in such a compelling manner that horror fans will want to believe and, perhaps, take the warning to heart.In the world of politics, it can sometimes be rather too easy to become despondent or cynical. tale of supernatural mayhem that fans of King and Crichton alike will enjoy.” ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review) Part survival narrative, part bloody horror tale, part scientific journey into the boundaries between truth and fiction, this is a Bigfoot story as only Max Brooks could chronicle it - and like none you’ve ever heard before. We must accept that the creature known as Bigfoot walks among us - and that it is a beast of terrible strength and ferocity.

Kate’s is a tale of unexpected strength and resilience, of humanity’s defiance in the face of a terrible predator’s gaze, and, inevitably, of savagery and death.īecause if what Kate Holland saw in those days is real, then we must accept the impossible.

In this audiobook, Max Brooks brings Kate’s extraordinary account to light for the first time, faithfully reproducing her words alongside his own extensive investigations into the massacre and the legendary beasts behind it.

The journals of resident Kate Holland, recovered from the town’s bloody wreckage, capture a tale too harrowing - and too earth-shattering in its implications - to be forgotten. The number one New York Times best-selling author of World War Z is back with “the Bigfoot thriller you didn’t know you needed in your life, and one of the greatest horror novels I’ve ever read” (Blake Crouch, author of Dark Matter and Recursion ).Īs the ash and chaos from Mount Rainier’s eruption swirled and finally settled, the story of the Greenloop massacre has passed unnoticed, unexamined.until now.

Devolution audio book