VIKKI PATIS

A house can hold a thousand secrets…

2019

When Henry Fox is found dead in his ancestral home in Cornwall, the police rule it a suicide, but his pregnant wife, Josie, believes it was murder. Desperate to make sense of Henry’s death she embarks on a quest to learn the truth, all under the watchful eyes of Henry’s overbearing mother. Josie soon finds herself wrestling against the dark history of Helygen House and ghosts from the past that refuse to stay buried.

1881

New bride Eliza arrives at Helygen House with high hopes for her marriage. Yet when she meets her new mother-in-law, an icy and forbidding woman, her dreams of a new life are dashed. And when Eliza starts to hear voices in the walls of the house, she begins to fear for her sanity and her life.

Can Josie piece together the past to make sense of her present, or will the secrets of Helygen House and its inhabitants forever remain a mystery?

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Dark, disturbing and utterly compelling.

— Liz Fenwick, author of The Secret Shore

Haunting and skilfully crafted.

— Phoebe Wynne, author of Madam

Thrilling and impossible to put down, with a split narrative that leaves you breathlessly wanting more.

— Nydia Hetherington, author of A Girl Made of Air

The complex twists and turns will make your heart beat faster as the chilling, multi-generational saga’s conclusion reveals sinister skeletons in the cupboard. A captivating split narrative of dark family secrets.

— Woman magazine

A chilling, unforgettable, historical drama with as many twists and turns as the leading estate has corridors. A beautiful and brutal illustration of family decay that had me second guessing all of my suspicions until the very end.

— Karin Nordin, author of Sweet Little Lies

A haunting and emotional read, one that had me thinking over the characters for days afterwards.

— Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me