Der Geisterwald

A BBC Radio 2 Book Club PickKindle #1 bestseller'Chilling and beautifully written ... C.J. Cooke's finest novel yet' Emilia Hart'A spellbinding thriller' Scots MagazineFour hundred years separate them.One book binds them.Glasgow 2024:Clem waits by her daughter's hospital bed. Erin was found on an idyllic beach in Fynhallow Bay, Orkney, with catastrophic burns and only one memory: her name is Nyx.But how did she get these burns? And how did her boyfriend end up burned alive?Orkney 1594: accused of witchcraft, Alison Balfour awaits trial. The punishment? To be burned alive.Separated by four hundred years but bound by the Book of Witching, two women stand imperilled. Can they unlock a centuries-old mystery? And will Fynhallow Bay give up its secrets before someone else dies?__________________________________Readers have fallen to The Book of Witching:'My heart was in my mouth from the opening pages until the final paragraph and I couldn't guess just how events would end...' *****'I raced through this book in one day and absolutely recommend for anyone who loves a chilling read, especially one with a historical basis and witchy topic.' *****'It's atmospheric, witchy, magical, mysterious and thrilling and I felt compelled to read on...' *****'This book was both thrilling and engaging, it was written superbly, and it had me hooked from the beginning.' *****'Exciting, thrilling and absorbing. I loved this book from start to finish. The different timelines kept me hooked and kept the pace moving. Beautifully haunting.' *****Kindle #1 bestseller 31 October 2024

¿A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick¿'Chilling and beautifully written ... C.J. Cooke's finest novel yet' Emilia Hart'A spellbinding thriller' Scots MagazineFour hundred years separate them.One book binds them.Glasgow 2024:Clem waits by her daughter's hospital bed. Erin was found on an idyllic beach in Fynhallow Bay, Orkney, with catastrophic burns and only one memory: her name is Nyx.But how did she get these burns? And how did her boyfriend end up burned alive?Orkney 1594: accused of witchcraft, Alison Balfour awaits trial. The punishment? To be burned alive.Separated by four hundred years but bound by the Book of Witching, two women stand imperilled. Can they unlock a centuries-old mystery? And will Fynhallow Bay give up its secrets before someone else dies?__________________________________Readers have fallen to The Book of Witching:'My heart was in my mouth from the opening pages until the final paragraph and I couldn't guess just how events would end...'¿¿¿¿¿'I raced through this book in one day and absolutely recommend for anyone who loves a chilling read, especially one with a historical basis and witchy topic.'¿¿¿¿¿'It's atmospheric, witchy, magical, mysterious and thrilling and I felt compelled to read on...'¿¿¿¿¿'This book was both thrilling and engaging, it was written superbly, and it had me hooked from the beginning.'¿¿¿¿¿'Exciting, thrilling and absorbing. I loved this book from start to finish. The different timelines kept me hooked and kept the pace moving. Beautifully haunting.'¿¿¿¿¿

Don't miss this chilling gothic thriller from the bestselling author . . .'Cooke has creatively interwoven the darkness of reality with a magical realism that will truly have you gripped'Woman & Home'Fascinating and enthralling'Prima'Wonderfully atmospheric and compelling' Rosamund Lupton'A flawless read' Elizabeth Lee'Seething with gothic menace' Caroline Lea'This ghost story is a perfect mix of propulsive plot and shivers-up-the-spine spookiness'Good HousekeepingA deserted lighthouseUpon the cliffs of a remote Scottish island stands a lighthouse. Strange and terrible events have happened here. It started with a witch hunt. Now, centuries later, islanders are vanishing.A lost familyLiv Stay and her children don't believe in witches or curses. But within months of arriving on the island, her daughter Luna is the only one of them left.An impossible childTwenty years later, Luna's missing sister turns up out of the blue. She is exactly the girl Luna remembers. Same face. Same smile. Same age.Faced with the impossible, it's up to Luna to find out what really happened at the lighthouse all those years ago.

Getrennt durch Jahrhunderte, doch verbunden durch ein verfluchtes Buch.1594 wird Alison Balfour auf den Orkney-Inseln der Hexerei beschuldigt. Sie soll lebendig verbrannt werden.Mehr als 400 Jahre später sitzt Clem am Krankenbett ihrer Tochter Erin. Sie hat an einem Strand der Orkney-Inseln schwerste Verbrennungen erlitten. Neben ihr wurde die verkohlte Leiche ihres Freundes entdeckt, ihre beste Freundin ist verschwunden. Als Erin aus dem Koma erwacht, erkennt sie ihre Mutter nicht und kann sich an nichts erinnern. Sie behauptet, ihr Name sei Nyx. Fest entschlossen herauszufinden, was ihrer Tochter wirklich zugestoßen ist, reist Clem auf die schottischen Inseln. Bei ihren Erkundungen macht sie beunruhigende Entdeckungen: Was, wenn Erins Trauma auf einen uralten Fluch zurückzuführen ist? Und werden die Schatten der Vergangenheit weitere Opfer fordern?Ein unheimlicher Roman, der von der wahren Geschichte von Alison Balfour inspiriert wurde.Emilia Hart: 'Eine erschütternde und eindringliche Nacherzählung eines realen schottischen Hexenprozesses. C. J. Cookes bisher bester Roman.'Daily Mail: 'Eine fantastische Mischung aus Folklore und Feminismus.'Library Journal: 'Cooke verwebt in diesem Hexenroman Horror, historische Fiktion, Familiendrama und Thriller.'Book Reporter: 'Von Anfang bis Ende brillant und fesselnd. Mit einem Schlussakt, der die Leser einfach in seinen Bann ziehen wird. C. J. Cooke versteht es, Angst einzujagen, und die Kombination aus historischen und fiktiven Handlungssträngen über die Hexerei in unserer Welt ist legendär.'