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Home Before Dark
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Artikel-Nr:
9781524745196
Veröffentl:
2021
Erscheinungsdatum:
31.08.2021
Seiten:
416
Autor:
Riley Sager
Gewicht:
320 g
Format:
206x136x24 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Riley Sager is the New York Times bestselling author of six novels, most recently Home Before Dark and Survive the Night. A native of Pennsylvania, he now lives in Princeton, New Jersey.
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of USA Today's Best Books of 2020
A haunted house story with a twist .[Sager] does not hold back (Rolling Stone) in this chilling thriller from the author of Final Girls and Survive the Night.
Every house has a story to tell and a secret to share.
Twenty-five years ago, Maggie Holt and her parents moved into Baneberry Hall, a rambling Victorian estate in the Vermont woods. Three weeks later they fled in the dead of night, an ordeal her father recounted in a memoir called House of Horrors. His story of supernatural happenings and malevolent spirits became a worldwide phenomenon, rivaling The Amityville Horror in popularity and skepticism.
Maggie was too young to remember any of the horrific events that supposedly took place, and as an adult she doesn t believe a word of her father s claims. Ghosts, after all, don t exist. When she inherits Baneberry Hall after his death and returns to renovate the place and sell it, her homecoming is anything but warm. The locals aren t thrilled that their small town has been made infamous, and human characters with starring roles in House of Horrors are waiting in the shadows.
Even more unnerving is Baneberry Hall itself a place where unsettling whispers of the past lurk around every corner. And as Maggie starts to experience strange occurrences ripped from the pages of her father s book, the truth she uncovers about the house s dark history will challenge everything she believes.
A haunted house story with a twist .[Sager] does not hold back (Rolling Stone) in this chilling thriller from the author of Final Girls and Survive the Night.
Every house has a story to tell and a secret to share.
Twenty-five years ago, Maggie Holt and her parents moved into Baneberry Hall, a rambling Victorian estate in the Vermont woods. Three weeks later they fled in the dead of night, an ordeal her father recounted in a memoir called House of Horrors. His story of supernatural happenings and malevolent spirits became a worldwide phenomenon, rivaling The Amityville Horror in popularity and skepticism.
Maggie was too young to remember any of the horrific events that supposedly took place, and as an adult she doesn t believe a word of her father s claims. Ghosts, after all, don t exist. When she inherits Baneberry Hall after his death and returns to renovate the place and sell it, her homecoming is anything but warm. The locals aren t thrilled that their small town has been made infamous, and human characters with starring roles in House of Horrors are waiting in the shadows.
Even more unnerving is Baneberry Hall itself a place where unsettling whispers of the past lurk around every corner. And as Maggie starts to experience strange occurrences ripped from the pages of her father s book, the truth she uncovers about the house s dark history will challenge everything she believes.
• NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER: The hardcover of Home Before Dark debuted on the New York Times bestseller list at #8. • SAGER'S GROWING BRAND: Sager is developing a strong following among readers who love this finely crafted style of thriller, and the popularity of these books shows no signs of slowing down. His most recent release, Survive the Night was an instant NYT bestseller, hitting #6 on the list-Sager's highest ranking yet-with sales up at accounts. • AMAZING COVERAGE FOR HC: Home Before Dark was picked up by Book-of-the-Month Club, making Riley Sager their only four-time author; was the first horror book to receive Suspense Magazine's Crimson Scribe Award; was included in numerous round ups; was included in USA Today's "Best Books of 2020"; and received fantastic reviews from outlets like NYTBR and Rolling Stone. • HORROR THEMES: This is Sager's fourth book, and offers a return to the motif of cursed spaces-Sager has written stories that take place in a cabin, summer camp, and apartment building of horrors. This theme offers great packaging opportunities. Horror is having a cultural resurgence, making this book a timely summer read! • • ON THE SCREEN: Film rights to Home Before Dark have been optioned by Sony Pictures and 21 Laps Entertainment, the producers behind Stranger Things.