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| Author | Dan Wells |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Peter Lutjen |
| Language | English |
| Series | John Cleaver Second Trilogy |
| Genre | Horror |
| Published | 2016, Tor Books |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 303 |
| Award | 2016 AML Award for Best Novel |
| ISBN | 9780765380685 |
| OCLC | 948838578 |
| Preceded by | The Devil's Only Friend |
| Followed by | Nothing Left to Lose |
Over Your Dead Body is a 2016 horror novel by Dan Wells published by Tor Books. It is the fifth book of six in Wells's John Cleaver series. Set a year after the conclusion of The Devil's Only Friend, the book continues the story of sociopathic teenage protagonist John Wayne Cleaver and his best friend Brooke as they drift around the Midwestern U.S. in search of a network of supernatural killers called "the Withered." Brooke suffers from dissociative identity disorder after surviving demonic possession, and her alternate personalities are key to discovering the other demons. The majority of critics approved of this fifth addition to the series, and the book won the 2016 AML Award for Best Novel. It is followed by the sixth and final novel in the John Cleaver series, Nothing Left to Lose.