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Britain's female Stephen King (Daily Mail) is back! Welcome to Serenity Falls, the world's most perfect, crime-free town. Until a dead body turns up... Welcome to Serenity Falls - the idyllic town where crime is non-existent. The perfect fresh start for Dan and his daughter Sadie...
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Britain's female Stephen King (Daily Mail) is back! Welcome to Serenity Falls, the world's most perfect, crime-free town. Until a dead body turns up...
Welcome to Serenity Falls - the idyllic town where crime is non-existent. The perfect fresh start for Dan and his daughter Sadie as they escape their troubled past in the UK.
Until a dead body turns up in their swimming pool. And that's just the start of a series of odd discoveries that include abandoned houses and very strange activity.
As Serenity Falls plans its fiftieth anniversary, something is stirring beneath the surface of the idyllic facade. Is it really the perfect town? Or is it founded on something far darker? And how far will people go to keep its secrets?
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ISBN: 9780241529973
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 10 September 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Michael Joseph Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 40.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 700g
Pages: 400
About the Author
C. J. Tudor's love of writing, especially the dark and macabre, started young. When her peers were reading Judy Blume, she was devouring Stephen King and James Herbert. Over the years she has had a variety of jobs, including trainee reporter, radio scriptwriter, dog walker, voiceover, television presenter and copywriter. She is now the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalk Man, The Taking of Annie Thorne, The Other People, The Burning Girls, The Drift and The Gathering. All of her books are in development or optioned for TV. The Burning Girls is available on Netflix. She is also the author of a short story collection, A Sliver of Darkness.
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