A Box Full of Darkness

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Synopsis

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Book of Cold Cases, the new pulse-pounding standalone story about the childhood traumas that haunt each of us . . .
“As creepy and unsettling as a rain-faded wreath and teddy bear found by the side of the road to mark a missing person, [it] lingers like a ghost long after it’s finished.”—Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House

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Something dark has always haunted the Esmie siblings.

Violet dreams of a cold woman standing over her bed. Dodie wakes each morning convinced she's drowning. Vale has spent his life tormented by blinding lights and strange figures.

But the greatest haunting of all is their little brother, Ben, who vanished during a game of hide-and-seek eighteen years ago.

When the caretaker of their abandoned childhood home claims he's seen the spirit of a young boy whispering, Come home, the siblings know Ben is calling them back to Fell House.

But Ben isn't the only thing waiting there.

Something sinister has been watching them since they were children. Something connected to the visions that have plagued them all their lives.

And it's been waiting for them to come home.
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PRAISE FOR SIMONE ST JAMES’ WORK:
“Once again, St. James has offered a gripping tale of crime tinged with the supernatural that crosses generations.” – Booklist
“From its terrifying opening to its jaw-dropping conclusion, this thriller has it all–small town secrets, ominous dark deeds after midnight. You will follow this shocking road to its climatic end!” —Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times Bestselling author of Still See You Everywhere
“An exhilarating, haunting ride from start to finish.”—Isabel Cañas, USA Today bestselling author of Vampires of El Norte
“Simone St. James is known for brilliantly mixing thriller elements with supernatural mayhem” —The New York Times Book Review

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 9781405984133
  • Number of pages: 400
  • Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 35 mm
  • Weight: 500g
  • Languages: English

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A Box Full of Darkness
I want to know more!
A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James Simone St. James' books always bring to mind both the ghost stories my grandfather loved to tell us and rural... READ MORE
marilyn wiese
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A Box Full of Darkness
Atmospheric and Captivating
This was my first Simone St. James book and I have to say I really enjoyed it.Based in Fell, New York the story follows three siblings who return to their ... READ MORE
Tara Brown
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A Box Full of Darkness
A good read
This is a very late review of #ABoxFullOfDarkness by #SimoneStJames, her latest entry into the world of #TheSunDownMotel. I read some Simone St James befor... READ MORE
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A Box Full of Darkness
Gripping and chilling
A Box Full of Darkness is yet another chilling, dark, and completely addictive story from one of my favourite authors, Simone St. James. I am not a huge re... READ MORE
Noemi Proietti
A Box Full of Darkness
Dark and Haunting
To be honest, I did not even need to read the blurb to immediately want this! That title and cover drew me right in and I devoured this dark, haunted, hear... READ MORE
K. Bickmore
A Box Full of Darkness
Fantastic Atmospheric Thriller
Love a dark, chilling, atmospheric story? So do I and and I absolutely loved this. It really grabbed me right from that start. It was unsettling, haunting,... READ MORE
Andrea H