Catriona Ward Livres

Tout le monde sait qu'il faut éviter le dernier maison de la rue Zbytočná. Ted Bannerman y vit, un homme étrange avec un chat et une fille que personne n'a jamais vue. Il y a onze ans, Ted était le principal suspect dans l'affaire d'une fillette disparue. Bien que la police n'ait rien trouvé chez lui, il ne peut échapper à la stigmatisation de meurtrier. Est-il un homme ordinaire victime des préjugés de son entourage ? Ou un criminel non puni avec de sombres secrets bien enfouis ? Dee n'a jamais abandonné l'espoir de découvrir la vérité sur la disparition de sa sœur. Elle décide de prendre les choses en main et emménage dans la maison voisine de la rue Zbytočná. Déterminée à percer le mystère de Ted, elle s'engage dans une quête qui fait monter la tension, et les premiers secrets commencent à émerger. La réalité se révèle bien plus terrifiante qu'elle ne l'imaginait.

'DO NOT MISS THIS BOOK' - STEPHEN KING'Creepy, individual and gripping' - IAN RANKIN'A thrilling hall of mirrors filled with twists' - ALEX MICHAELIDES'Brilliant and moving' - SARAH PINBOROUGH

New Year's Day, 1921. Seven mutilated bodies are discovered in an ancient stone circle on a remote Scottish island. The victims are 'the Children' - members of a nature cult ruled by the charismatic, sadistic patriarch, the adder. The sole survivor of the massacre, Dinah, claims that Eve is the murderer, apparently drowned while attempting her escape. Yet as Eve's story of the years leading up the massacre intertwines with Dinah's account of the aftermath, a darker, stranger truth begins to emerge

The stunning new literary thriller from the bestselling author of The Last House on Needless Street and Sundial

She comes in the night. She looks into your eyes. One by one, she has taken us all. For generations they have died young, and now fifteen-year-old Iris and her father are the last of the Villarca line. Confined to their lonely mansion on Dartmoor, they suffer their disease in isolation. But Iris breaks her promise to hide from the world and dares to fall in love. It is only then that they understand the true horror of the Villarca curse, the curse of the bone-white woman who visits in the night, leaving death in her wake. With a ghostly face at the window, inexplicable events and a sense of menace hanging over every page, this is one chilling gothic novel.

An eerie tale of young girls' obsession and what happens when it grows out of hand, perfect for fans of dark academia, The Secret History and Picnic at Hanging Rock.

This anthology contains 34 brand-new short stories based on Stephen King's masterpiece. Since its first publication in 1978, it has been regarded as a groundbreaking work of apocalyptic fiction and has influenced generations of writers. With millions of copies sold and two TV adaptations, the cult novel has shaped the exploration of the collapse of human society. King's impressive variety of characters and the dark yet hopeful vision of the end and rebirth of our civilization are unique. For the first time, King has officially authorized a return to this unsettling world, presented by Christopher Golden and Brian Keene. The stories take place during and after the events of the novel, offering brilliant, terrifying, and deeply human narratives. This collection serves as an essential companion to the classic bestseller. The anthology includes contributions from notable writers such as Wayne Brady, Poppy Z. Brite, Tananarive Due, Michael Koryta, and many others, who add their unique perspectives to the diversity and depth of this collection.