Find Him Where You Left Him Dead

Four years ago, five kids started a game called Meido. Only three survived. The survivors have reunited for one reason: to find Ian, their friend who they left for dead. They are dragged into an eerie hellscape of Japanese underworlds and must complete seven challenges in one night or be stuck there forever. The challenges demand they work together, think quickly, and make sacrifices, and not everyone will make it out alive.

Format: Hardback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 16 October 2023
Publisher: St Martin's Press

Four years ago, a group of five friends embarked on a game that would change their lives forever. However, not all of them survived the treacherous journey. Now, as they approach the end of their senior year of high school, the survivors, Owen, Madeline, Emerson, and Dax, have been reunited for a peculiar and terrifying reason: they have been summoned by the ghost of their friend, Ian, who they thought was dead. Determined to bring Ian home, the group returns to the place where their friendship ended, a mysterious and foreboding forest known as Meido.

The game they once played as children, a simple card-matching challenge called Meido, has now become a deadly ordeal. As they begin the game, they are instantly transported to an eerie hellscape of Japanese underworlds, more horrifying than any folktales their grandmother had ever told them. There, they meet Shinigami, an old wise woman who explains the rules: they have one night to complete seven challenges or they will be trapped in this world forever.

Once inseparable, the survivors now find themselves at odds with each other, their trust shattered by the horrors they have endured. The challenges demand teamwork, quick thinking, and sacrifices that would test the limits of their friendship and morality. Blood, clothes, secrets, memories, and even their very lives are on the line as they navigate through the treacherous terrain.

But not everyone will make it out alive. The stakes have never been higher, and the odds are stacked against them. As they face their darkest fears and deepest secrets, the survivors must rely on each other to survive. They must confront the demons of their past and the consequences of their actions.

In the end, the survivors will discover the true meaning of friendship, sacrifice, and the power of hope. They will learn that even in the darkest of times, there is always a glimmer of light to guide them home. And they will remember the game that changed their lives forever, a testament to the strength of their bond and the resilience of the human spirit.

Dimension: 211 x 137 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781250851123