Dig

A Novel

De: J. H. Markert

Narrado por: Devon Sorvari, Wayne Mitchell, Rhett Samuel Price, Michael Crouch

The soil on Crow Island holds secrets, and they’re ready to be unearthed.

J. H. Markert returns with a surreal horror novel, perfect for fans of Graveyard Shift and What Moves the Dead.

Eight years ago, a boy took up an axe and slaughtered a dozen people. That odd, troubled boy, Jericho Dodd, has been dead and buried in his father’s yard for years, but ever since that massacre, Crow Island has been a dark and unsettling place.

When Jericho’s father begins digging up the past he buried, a compulsion to dig sweeps over the island and soon everyone else is obsessively churning up dirt, desperate to uncover buried secrets. The compulsion leads to violence and as neighbors turn against each other, the island’s famous tupelo honey, harvested from trees deep in a swamp, changes too.

As dread and paranoia seep up from the ground, it becomes clear that the island itself needs something from its residents–before it digs itself apart for good.

Be careful what you unearth from the dirt before this surreal horror novel can worm its way into you too.

©2026 J. H. Markert (P)2026 Spotify Audiobooks

he did it again

this was a banger. I got the book today and I have already finished it. it was a ten star read.

awesome read

Loved this mystery thriller. Have read 3 other books from this author and loved them all. can't wait to read more.

Great Horror

I found the narration to enhance the story wonderfully. The book was overall an entertaining horror with well developed characters.

Backstory, narration, fast-pace!

I loved this book, just as much as every other JH Markert read. His style of extended camp fire storytelling is a slow scare. It creeps up on you days or weeks later when you put together something you missed in the initial read. His passion is contagious and I appreciate the company in my 400 mile per week commutes. Don’t skip this one, friends.