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The Return
The creepy debut novel for fans of Stephen King, CJ Tudor and Alma Katsu
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Sex and the City meets The Shining in this debut novel that the perfect storm of a thriller, horror and women's fiction.
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Her best friend disappeared. A stranger came back.
Sex and the City meets Stephen King's The Shining in this chilling debut.
Julie is missing, and no one believes she will ever return—except Elise. Elise knows Julie better than anyone. She feels it in her bones that her best friend is out there and that one day Julie will come back.
She's right. Two years to the day that Julie went missing, she reappears with no memory of where she's been or what happened to her.
Along with Molly and Mae, their two close friends from college, the women decide to reunite at a remote inn. But the second Elise sees Julie, she knows something is wrong—she's emaciated, with sallow skin and odd appetites. And as the weekend unfurls, it becomes impossible to deny that the Julie who vanished two years ago is not the same Julie who came back. But then who—or what—is she?
An eerie storm of a debut that fuses thriller and horror into a brilliant depiction of women's friendships— the rivalries, jealousies, anxieties and love.
Praise for The Return
The Return expertly treads the fine line between thriller and horror. It's as deliciously creepy as opening up a box of candy-coated spiders—and eating them all in one sitting.
Christina Dalcher, bestselling author of Vox
Combining suspense and horror with razor-sharp insights into the nature of female friendships, Rachel Harrison's The Return is a creepy, nerve-wracking, page-turning addition to the emerging field of horror thrillers.
Alma Katsu, award-winning author of The Hunger
The Return is moving and terrifying in equal measure. A brilliant rumination on friendship, pain, and the myriad of unsuccessful ways we all try to run from our past and fill the holes in our hearts. Harrison's keen prose won't let you go. Be warned, you'll double check the locks on your doors before you try to sleep.
Mallory O'Meara, author of The Lady from the Black Lagoon
By turns scary and funny, horrifying and real, The Return is impossible to put down. It takes an honest, scathing look at female friendship while at the same time pulling the reader into a perfect nightmare of a story.
Simone St. James, bestselling author of The Sun Down Motel
The Return is supernatural horror at its very best! Sharp dialogue, complex relationships and mind-bending action will have readers locking their doors.
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The Return by Rachel Harrison is praised for its blend of thriller and horror elements, offering a deliciously creepy and supernatural experience. Reviewers commend its sharp dialogue, complex relationships, and engaging narrative that explores the terrifying aspects of friendship. The book combines suspense and horror with keen insights into female friendships, making it a chilling, compulsively readable debut.
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ISBN: 9781529352009
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 11 March 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hodder Paperback
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 126.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 213g
Pages: 304
About the Author
RACHEL HARRISON has a degree in Writing for Film & Television from Emerson College, where she spent her time writing horror screenplays, learning to read Tarot, and befriending the ghost in her best friend's Beacon Hill apartment. She worked in publishing for a year after graduating, but now works at a bank, which isn't as scary as it sounds. She lives in Brooklyn, and The Return is her debut novel.
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