Cover of The Dead Fathers Club

The Dead Fathers Club

  • 2006 first published
  • 336 pages
  • 8 editions

Published in 2006, The Dead Fathers Club is a ghost story and adventure fiction novel by Matt Haig. Readers will find themes of revenge, fathers and sons, boys and eleven-year-old boys.

19 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 8 editions.

At about 336 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Revenge
  • Fathers and sons
  • Boys
  • Suspense
  • Popular English Fiction
  • Ghost stories
  • Eleven-year-old boys
  • Girls
  • Bullies
  • Schools
  • Self-discovery
  • Self-confidence
  • Adolescence
  • Coming of age
  • Ghost
  • Action & adventure

Quick answers

Who wrote The Dead Fathers Club?

The Dead Fathers Club was written by Matt Haig and first published in 2006.

What genre is The Dead Fathers Club?

It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories and Adventure.

How long is The Dead Fathers Club?

The median edition has 336 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Dead Fathers Club?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Game of Thrones, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and A Clash of Kings.

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