American Rapture

The instant USA Today bestseller from CJ Leede, author of Maeve Fly--a scorching and sweeping new novel about the end of the world as we know it.

One of Esquire and Vulture's Best Horror Books of 2024 - A GoodReads and Publishers Weekly Editors' Pick - An Indie Next Pick!

"A blistering, feverish ride through a uniquely American apocalypse."--Chuck Wendig, New York Times bestselling author

A virus is spreading across America, transforming the infected and making them feral with lust.

Sophie, a good Catholic girl, must traverse the hellscape of the midwest to try to find her family while the world around her burns. Along the way she discovers there are far worse fates than dying a virgin...

The end times are coming.

Also by CJ Leede:
Maeve Fly

Publisher: Tor Nightfire
Published: 10/15/2024
Pages: 384
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.65w x 1.25d
ISBN: 9781250857927


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 08/01/2024 pg. 85
Publishers Weekly 08/12/2024
Booklist 09/15/2024 pg. 21
Shelf Awareness 10/18/2024

About the Author
CJ LEEDE is a horror writer, hiker, and Trekkie. She is the author of Maeve Fly, winner of the Golden Poppy Octavia E. Butler Award, and a Bram Stoker Award and Splatterpunk Award nominee. When she is not driving around the country, she can be found in LA with her boyfriend and rescue dogs.