The Night House
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The Night House
From the internationally best-selling author Jo Nesbo comes The Night House, a twisted, multi-layered horror novel that will captivate fans of Stranger Things and IT. This enthralling narrative reimagines the classic coming-of-age horror genre, delivering a suspenseful tale that keeps readers on the edge of their seats.
In the aftermath of his parents' tragic deaths, fourteen-year-old Richard Elauved is uprooted from his previous life and sent to live with his aunt and uncle in the secluded town of Ballantyne. Struggling to fit in and haunted by grief, Richard quickly finds himself labelled as an outcast in his new school. His troubled existence takes a darker turn when his classmate, Tom, mysteriously goes missing.
Suspicion falls on Richard, the new boy with a temper, but his bizarre account of what happened is dismissed by everyone. According to Richard, Tom was pulled into a telephone booth by an unseen force, an event straight out of a horror film. No one believes him, except for Karen, a fellow outsider with her own secrets and a penchant for the mysterious. Together, they delve into an investigation shrouded in the supernatural.
Following the cryptic clues left behind, Richard and Karen trace a peculiar phone number back to an abandoned house deep within the woods. Through a window, Richard catches a glimpse of an eerie face, and his fear intensifies when he begins to hear disembodied voices. As another classmate vanishes, Richard is desperate to clear his name and uncover the malevolent forces at play in Ballantyne.
But as the line between reality and illusion blurs, questions arise about Richard's own perception. Can he trust his senses, or is he entangled in the dark magic consuming the town? In The Night House, Jo Nesbo deftly crafts a narrative that challenges the reader's grasp on truth, reliability, and the nature of fear itself.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529920598
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 10 October 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage
Contributors:
- Translated by Neil Smith
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 215g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Jo Nesbo (Author) Jo Nesbo is one of the world's bestselling crime writers. When commissioned to write a memoir about life on the road with his band, Di Derre, he instead came up with the plot for his first Harry Hole crime novel, The Bat. His books The Leopard, Phantom, Police, The Son, The Thirst, Macbeth and Knife have all since topped the Sunday Times charts. He's an international number one bestseller and his books are published in 50 languages, selling over 60 million copies around the world. Neil Smith (Translator) Neil Smith has translated many acclaimed Norwegian and Swedish novels, including books by Fredrik Backman and Leif G. W. Persson's The Dying Detective, winner of the CWA International Dagger 2017. He lives in Norfolk.
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