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Amy McCaw

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in The United Kingdom

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Young Adult, Horror, Thriller

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Amy McCaw is a YA writer and BookTuber. She's the author of the 'Mina and the Undead' series, a YA murder mystery set in 1995 New Orleans. She also curated 'A Taste of Darkness' YA horror anthology.

Her main interests are books, movies and the macabre, and her debut novel has elements of all of these. If Amy's not at a book event or reading, she can usually be found scribbling away in her writing room, surrounded by movie memorabilia and an out-of-control signed books collection. Unsurprisingly, she's a huge Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan and has gone to conventions to meet James Marsters more times than she cares to admit.

Amy also loves travelling and has a particular affinity for America. She's visited 29 states, 13 Man Vs Food restaurants a ...more

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Average rating: 3.92 · 3,069 ratings · 732 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Mina and the Undead (Mina and the Undead, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 1,894 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mina and the Slayers (Mina and the Undead, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 472 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Taste of Darkness: 13 Spooky Stories to Savour by Amy McCaw (Goodreads Author) (Editor & Contributor), Maria Kuzniar (Editor & Contributor), Kat Dunn (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 342 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mina and the Cult (Mina and the Undead, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 215 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	They Own the Night 3.94 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 2025 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lurking in the Dark: A HorrorTube Anthology by R. Saint Claire (Goodreads Author), Steve Donoghue, D.L. Tillery (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 32 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Mina and the Slayers Virtual Launch

Join me and Beth from BooksNest live on her YouTube channel to celebrate the launch of Mina and the Slayers.

It's at 8pm BST on 30th August and you can set a reminder / watch it (live or after) here:

https://youtu.be/FTuWTEehptY

We'll be chatting about my writing, my books, other books we love, as well as chatting to you and answering any questions you might have. I'll also be doing a non spoilery re Read more of this blog post »

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Published on August 26, 2022 00:58 • Tags: amy-mccaw, beth, book-launch, booksnest, launch-party, mina-and-the-slayers, virtual-launch

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Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen

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The Long Walk

by Richard Bachman

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Slayers of Old

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