Jonathan Peach

I write quiet, literary horror, the kind built on real science rather than monsters. No gore, no jump-scares, just slow dread and characters I hope stay with you long after the last page.

Sufficient and Unwritten, the first two novels in the Observation Series, follow structural engineer Lucia Balustri across Venice, Rome and Pompeii, and explore the idea of observer-dependent reality. The final part is on the way.

Muse is a Faustian tale of grief, addiction and artistic perfection, set in Edinburgh, where a painter trades her memories for her best work.

Witness draws on the anxiety of motherhood and the masking often seen in neurodivergent girls, telling the story of a family where a mother watches her daughter so closely the child begins to disappear.

If you like Shirley Jackson, Kazuo Ishiguro or Samanta Schweblin, you'll feel at home here.

I'm an independent author, which means readers, not an algorithm, decide whether my books are found. If one of mine stays with you, a review is the kindest and most useful thing you can do. Thank you for reading.