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Evil isn't born. It's built. The House on Cold Hill is a chilling and suspenseful ghost story from the multi-million copy bestselling author of Dead Simple, Peter James.
Moving from the heart of the city to the Sussex countryside is a big undertaking for born townies, Ollie Harcourt, his wife, Caro, and their twelve-year-old daughter, Jade. But when they view Cold Hill House - a huge, dilapidated, Georgian mansion - they are filled with excitement. Despite the financial strain of the move, Ollie sees Cold Hill House as a paradise for his animal-loving daughter, a base for his web-design business and a terrific long-term investment.
But, within days of moving in, it becomes apparent that the Harcourt family aren't the only residents in the house.
At first it is only a friend of Jade, talking to her on FaceTime, who sees a spectral woman standing behind her. Then there are more sightings of her, and increasingly disturbing occurrences. Two weeks after moving in, Caro, out in the garden, is startled to see faces staring out of an upstairs window of the house. The window of a room which may hold the secret to the house's dark history . . .
A room which does not appear to exist.
Peter James (Author): About The House on Cold Hill
The House on Cold Hill is a story about a young couple with a 12 year old daughter. He's a website designer and she's a solicitor. And they move from Brighton they've always been townies they move into a huge wreck of a country house in Sussex that needs ground-up renovation. And within a short time of moving in uncanny things start to happen. They move in on the Friday, and the first thing that happens is on the Sunday night when the daughter is in her bedroom. She's talking on Facetime with a friend of hers in Brighton and her friend suddenly says who's that lady standing behind you? and she turns around and there's nobody in the room. And slowly things start to escalate from there.
It's very much inspired by a house that I myself lived in with my wife who actually was a solicitor, back in the 1990's. It turned out to be quite seriously haunted.
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- Contributor: Peter James
- Imprint: Pan Books
- ISBN13: 9781447255949
- Number of Pages: 352
- Packaged Dimensions: 129x196x23mm
- Packaged Weight: 242
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Release Date: 2016-06-16
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Peter James is the international bestselling author of many award-winning novels. His Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series, set in Brighton, has been translated into thirty-seven languages with worldwide sales of over eighteen million copies, and has given him nine consecutive Sunday Times number ones. In 2015 WHSmith customers publicly voted him the Greatest Crime Author of All Time and in 2016 he became the recipient of the coveted CWA Diamond Dagger lifetime achievement, awarded for sustained excellence. Peter has also written a short story collection, A Twist of the Knife, and his standalone titles include his ghost story The House On Cold Hill and The Perfect Murder, which has been turned into a smash hit stage play. All his novels reflect his deep interest in the world of the police. Three of his novels have been filmed and before becoming a full-time author he produced numerous films, including The Merchant of Venice, starring Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons. He divides his time between his homes in Notting Hill, London and near Brighton in Sussex.
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