So this is a bit like a hobo Blood Meridian with supernatural elements, at least in terms of style and tone. A grim, obsessive chase across Depression-era America, as a man searching for his daughter's killer through hobo camps and freight yards and hoovervilles finds that he is not alone, and joins up with other lost souls searching for vengeance. Their quarry is the subject of folklore and myth, but only gradually do the the hunters begin to realise that Mr Shivers may well in fact be something out of myth, a terrifying killer who serves some dark and unfathomable purpose.

Written in a dark, spare, poetic style and filled with scenes of terrific dramatic power and apocalyptic undertones, this is a fast, flowing read. Before you know it fifty pages and half the morning have gone by and you still don't want to put it down. You'll probably have some notion of where it's heading, but it's a hell of a trip and well worth taking.