The Nest; New York The 36th novel from acclaimed author Conrad Jones In 1974, James Herbert unleashed The Rats, a nightmarish vision that would go on to haunt generations of readers. The trilogy, Rats, Lair, Domain are Conrad's favourite books from that era. Fifty years later, inspired by that same legacy of terror, comes The Nest; New York-a chilling homage from a writer who knows that time is precious... and the clock is always ticking for all of us. It's 2025. Beneath the glittering towers of Manhattan, something is stirring in the dark. Homeless people are vanishing from the forgotten subway tunnels, their absence buried beneath bureaucracy and political indifference. Garbage trucks sit idle in picket lines. The rats-once vermin-are now something far worse. Larger. Smarter. Organized. Hungry... As the city teeters on the edge of chaos, the truth begins to emerge: this is no infestation. This is an invasion. This concept was something Conrad always wanted to explore for the sake of nostalgia, but the time was never right, until now. Written during a personal battle with cancer, The Nest is not just a story-it is a reckoning. A letter of sincere thanks to the horror writer that shaped his career, and a roar into the darkness from an author who refuses to go quietly just yet... The rats are back...And this time... they've evolved.