A Box Full of Darkness

THEY WON'T FORGIVE. THEY WON'T FORGET.<BR><BR>'Clever and wonderfully chilling. It held me hostage' - Fiona Barton, Sunday Times-bestselling author of The Widow and The Child<BR><BR>'A brilliant page-turner' Jenny Quintana, author of The Missing Girl <BR><BR>1950 - At the crumbling Idlewild Hall school for unwanted girls, four room-mates begin to bond over dark secrets and whispered fears - until one of them mysteriously disappears . . .<BR><BR>2014 - Journalist Fiona Sheridan can't get over the murder of her sister twenty years ago, near the ruins of Idlewild. And when another body is found during renovations of the school, she begins to uncover horrors that were meant to remain hidden - and a voice that won't be silenced.<BR><BR>For fans of Lisa Jewell and S.K. Tremayne, The Broken Girls is a chilling story of murder, revenge, and secrets that refuse to stay buried . . .<BR><BR>'Dark and atmospheric . . . The Broken Girls shows the gothic claustrophobia of a small town haunted by more than its past' Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange <BR><BR>'Downright scary and atmospheric' - Lisa Gardner, author of Right Behind You

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Book of Cold Cases, the new pulse-pounding standalone story about the childhood traumas that haunt each of us . . ."As creepy and unsettling as a rain-faded wreath and teddy bear found by the side of the road to mark a missing person, [it] lingers like a ghost long after it's finished."-Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House--Something dark has always haunted the Esmie siblings.Violet dreams of a cold woman standing over her bed. Dodie wakes each morning convinced she's drowning. Vale has spent his life tormented by blinding lights and strange figures.But the greatest haunting of all is their little brother, Ben, who vanished during a game of hide-and-seek eighteen years ago.When the caretaker of their abandoned childhood home claims he's seen the spirit of a young boy whispering, Come home, the siblings know Ben is calling them back to Fell House.But Ben isn't the only thing waiting there.Something sinister has been watching them since they were children. Something connected to the visions that have plagued them all their lives.And it's been waiting for them to come home.--PRAISE FOR SIMONE ST JAMES' WORK:"Once again, St. James has offered a gripping tale of crime tinged with the supernatural that crosses generations." - Booklist"From its terrifying opening to its jaw-dropping conclusion, this thriller has it all-small town secrets, ominous dark deeds after midnight. You will follow this shocking road to its climatic end!" -Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times Bestselling author of Still See You Everywhere"An exhilarating, haunting ride from start to finish."-Isabel Cañas, USA Today bestselling author of Vampires of El Norte"Simone St. James is known for brilliantly mixing thriller elements with supernatural mayhem" -The New York Times Book Review

'Simone St. James knows how to haunt you. The Book of Cold Cases is St. James at the top of her game' JENNIFER McMAHON'No one writes a ghost story like Simone St. James' LAURA McHUGH--In 1977, in the small town of Claire Lake, two men were murdered with the same gun.Beth Greer was the prime suspect - a rich, eccentric 23-year-old woman, seen fleeing one of the crimes. Ever since her surprise acquittal, she's retreated to her mansion, Greer house, and never commented publicly on the case.40 years later, Shea Collins is a receptionist by day, and a true crime blogger by night. When she meets Beth by chance, Shea asks her for an interview. To her surprise, Beth says yes.But when they meet in Beth's mansion, Shea immediately senses something isn't right. Things start happening she can't explain. And she could swear she keeps seeing a figure lurking outside the window . . .Is she working with a manipulative murderer, or is there an even darker secret lurking in Greer house?