by Chuck Tingle
First published 2026
Poppy Stringer leads a double life. By day she curates perfect Instagram posts as a fashion influencer. By night she retrieves bodies for clients who prefer to avoid official channels. When flamboyant rockstar Eddie Michaels dies unexpectedly, Poppy gets the call to collect his remains from the medical examiner's office. The job should be simple. Pick up Eddie's corpse and deliver it to the designated location. But Eddie has other plans. He wakes up mid-transport, very much alive and very confused about his recent death. What follows is a wild night across Palm Springs as Poppy fights to survive. Eddie may be a beloved queer icon known for his piano-slamming performances, but resurrection has changed him. The supernatural forces at work turn their evening into a violent spectacle of blood and chaos. Poppy must use every skill she has learned from her unusual side business to make it through the night alive.
Genres: mystery, fantasy, horror, supernatural, contemporary
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Palm Springs
240 pages · Hardcover · Tor Nightfire
Content warnings: graphic-violence