{"product_id":"the-night-stairs-by-erin-kelly-9781787305625","title":"The Night Stairs","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen schoolgirls start fainting one after the other at an elite convent boarding school, old legends twist into new scandals. From irresistible bestselling storyteller Erin Kelly comes the new compulsive thriller \u003cem\u003eThe Night Stairs\u003c\/em\u003e that will leave you craving to read more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Had me hooked from page one…a twisty, confounding mystery\" \u003cstrong\u003eJENNIE GODFREY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Relentlessly gripping…Original, atmospheric, and deliciously dark\" \u003cstrong\u003eLUCY CLARKE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCenturies of tradition are coming to an end at St Cordula's school. Deputy Head, Fiona Fox, is about to preside over a controversial move to save it from ruin. But it's not easy to change things at a school this old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLegend has it that the ghost of fifteenth-century nun, Sister Matilda, will keep St Cordula's safe. But only as long as the words \"GOD FORGIVE ME,\" scrawled by Matilda on a chapel staircase wall before she fell to her death, are repainted every year. The words have only been allowed to fade once, in 2002. But then, fits of vertigo spread through the pupils, and a second girl fell to her death on the night stairs. Only three people know the truth of what happened on the night of the tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow the vertigo is back, and Fiona must stem the outbreak before it threatens St Cordula's future, or worse, another girl loses her life. But when one of her pupils begins a dangerous investigation into the past, old secrets start to twist into new scandals...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Creates a world that pulls you in and won't let go. Deliciously dark and satisfying\" \u003cstrong\u003eJANE FALLON\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Erin Kelly can do no wrong, and in this boarding-school thriller, she does everything right…a complex and beautifully written gothic thriller…I raced through it\" \u003cstrong\u003eCLARE MACKINTOSH\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Outstanding…as much an insightful novel about female friendship and betrayal as it is a compelling mystery\" \u003cstrong\u003eJANE CASEY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Deeply layered, beautifully penned and infinitely absorbing…a triumph\" \u003cstrong\u003eABIR MUKHERJEE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A stylish and utterly compulsive read from one of my favourite storytellers\" \u003cstrong\u003eRUTH WARE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A stunning gothic thriller – beautifully written, wise, moving, and utterly compelling…an absolute triumph\" \u003cstrong\u003eALEX NORTH\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Compulsively creepy and genuinely thrilling…Warning—this will keep you up all night\" \u003cstrong\u003eANNA MAZZOLA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Like falling into a fever dream—enchanting, embroiling, and addictive. An absolute classic from the peerless Erin Kelly\" \u003cstrong\u003eSARAH HILARY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR ERIN KELLY:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"So thrilling and unexpected that it made my head spin\" \u003cstrong\u003eLISA JEWELL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Erin Kelly is supremely skilled at unusual and intelligent suspense plots\" \u003cstrong\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Original, suspenseful, and with complex characters that spring irresistibly to life on the page\" \u003cstrong\u003eLOUISE CANDLISH\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"An incredibly atmospheric psychological thriller with a clever, elaborate plot\" \u003cstrong\u003eGRAZIA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Incomparable…captivating, cleverly constructed\" \u003cstrong\u003ePAULA HAWKINS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Magnificent\" \u003cstrong\u003eMARIAN KEYES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A gripping tale of secrets, revenge and obsession, masterfully done\" \u003cstrong\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Propulsive…atmospheric, original\" \u003cstrong\u003eGILLIAN McALLISTER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A taut chamber-piece of psychological suspense\" \u003cstrong\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47582734156012,"sku":"9781787305625","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781787305625-the-night-stairs.jpg?v=1777438553","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-night-stairs-by-erin-kelly-9781787305625","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}