“Joseph D’Lacey rocks!” Stephen King

“Without reservation, MEAT is one of the most literate, astonishing, and intriguing books I’ve read in years.” David Niall Wilson

“From the first paragraph I was hooked…Meat will stun you.” Fatally Yours

“Meat is without question the most disturbing book I have ever read. Period.” Speculative Fiction Junkie

“Engrossing and incredibly brutal…a damned good horror story.” Bloodtype Online

“Strangely compelling…a damn good read.” Greatest Uncommon Denominator Magazin

“Atmospheric and chilling… an irresistibly intense debut novel with the potential to become a controversial horror classic.” The Harrow

“A disturbing tale of a violent future ruled by corruption…vividly graphic.” Press and Sun Bulletin

“A rare piece of horror fiction; thought provoking, and well done.” Hellnotes

“Strikes the reader like a cleaver.” Monster Librarian

“Disturbing…I couldn’t stop reading…a wonderful debut.” Horrorscope

“I love this book!” Dread Media

“People are going to discover that "Meat" is not just a speculative fiction novel with an underlying social statement, but that "Meat" is actually an important book and it should be required high school reading.” Shroud Magazine

“Top-notch, page-turning horror.” TQR Stories

“D’Lacey is an up and coming force to be reckoned with.” ShriekFreak Quarterly

God is supreme. The flesh is sacred. From this all nourishment flows...

     Abyrne is a decaying town, trapped by an advancing wilderness. Its people depend on meat for survival. Meat is sanctified and precious, eaten with devout solemnity by everyone.

     A feud smoulders between the religious and secular powers holding the town in their thrall – whoever controls the food supply controls everything. Conflict is imminent.

     But a handful of people suspect Abyrne is evil, rotten to its religious heart. They’re prepared to sacrifice everything for the truth.

     What goes on in the meat processing plant? Where does meat really come from?

     The townsfolk are hungry. The townsfolk must be fed…

     You’ll never look at meat in the same way again.

In Meat, D’Lacey brings into shocking focus some of the key concerns of our time.  Getaway car, his first short story, was published in 2001 by Cadenza. Since then his work has appeared in anthologies, magazines and online. Meat is his first published novel. He lives in Northamptonshire with his wife.