Black Gables

From its gloriously gothic setting, to its chilling cast of characters, Eibhlis Carcione’s Black Gables seeps seriously sinister vibes, much like the author’s kookily spooky Welcome to Dead Town Raven McKay.

A creepy closed-world mystery that closes in ever creepily, this is a story for readers who aren’t afraid of things that go bump in the night. Rather, this terrifying tale comes recommended for those who’d go looking for lake ghouls that rise from murky waters, such as those that haunt the pages of this uniquely suspenseful story. 

Lovereading4kids

'There is a satisfying eeriness in Eibhlis Carcione's gothic Black Gables in which Rosella attends a creepy school in a creepy town. It reads like one long bad dream of cruel teachers and supernatural goings-on. But even this is as much mystery as horror.' SUNDAY TIMES, Best Halloween Reads

'Right from the first page, you know that something is not right in the village of Black Gables. Rosella and her father have moved to her mother's home while her mother is in hospital. Sounds like a typical story, right? Wrong! This is a gothic tale with spooky ghouls and horrible happenings.' Children's Books Ireland

'Told through the unsettling first-person narrative of Rosella, who is sometimes a step behind the reader in perceiving her own peril, this is the second chillingly creepy early-teen novel from Eibhlis Carcione, author of Welcome to Dead Town Raven McKay.'
Irish Examiner


Rosella's mother has lost her memory and her family have returned to Black Gables where she grew up. Hoping that her old home might trigger her memories. But all is not right at Black Gables in fact everything is wrong as Rosella attends the villages creepy school. Expect sinister teachers, ghouls, hauntings in this spooky heartwarming book.' RTE ie


'Deliciously creepy, lush and evocative, with a great cast of larger-than-life characters' Phil Hickes,The Haunting of Aveline Jones

'Conjures a cast of menacing teachers led by a ghoul of a Head Teacher, the evil Mr Edge. Rosella must discover the secrets lurking in the school and in its nightmarish lake in order to bring back her mum's lost memories. Read Black Gables - if you dare!'
Susie Bower,The Dangerous Life of Ophelia Bottom

Black Gables is a deliciously dark, spine-tinglingly spooky and gloriously gothic mystery that swirls with danger, frights and secrets ... an absolutely riveting read.

Book Craic

A fantastical feast of gothic, a lush and descriptive mystery adventure perfect for tingling spines and raising goosebumps. At its dark heart is Rosella, thrown into a school full of menacing teachers, a positively ghoulish headteacher, and a host of strange creatures and apparitions. Truly a class act!

Lancashire Evening Post