The Secret of Crickley Hall

James Herbert author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Pan Macmillan

Published:4th May '07

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The Secret of Crickley Hall is James Herbert’s number one bestseller. It explores the darker, more obtuse territories of evil and the supernatural. With brooding menace and rising tension, he masterfully and relentlessly draws the reader through to the ultimate revelation – one that will stay to chill the mind long after the book has been laid aside.

The Caleighs have had a terrible year . . . They need time and space, while they await the news they dread. Gabe has brought his wife, Eve, and daughters, Loren and Cally, down to Devon, to the peaceful seaside village of Hollow Bay. Perhaps here they can try, as a family, to come to terms with what’s happened to them . . .

Crickley Hall is an unusually large house on the outskirts of the village at the bottom of Devil's Cleave, a massive tree-lined gorge – the stuff of local legend. It's perfect for them, if a bit gloomy. And Chester, their dog, seems really spooked at being away from home. And old houses do make sounds. And it's constantly cold. And even though they shut the cellar door every night, it’s always open again in morning . . .

This is a powerfully disturbing read…two pages in, the reader is hooked, and Herbert has done his job. The horror. The horror. * Guardian *
A literary Steven Spielberg * Sunday Times *
A chilling classic haunted house tale -- Publishers Weekly, starred review

A new James Herbert novel is always a mesmerizing experience

* Fangoria *

ISBN: 9780330411684

Dimensions: 197mm x 130mm x 41mm

Weight: 444g

640 pages

Unabridged edition