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Alison Littlewood

    A cold season : how far will one mother go to save her child?
    The Hidden People
    The Unquiet House
    Whispers in the Dark
    Mistletoe
    A Cold Silence
    • A Cold Silence

      • 400 stránok
      • 14 hodin čítania

      The sequel to the Richard and Judy bestseller A Cold Season. New game Acheron offers you everything you desire . . . at the cost of your soul. Ben Cassidy promised his mother he would never to return to Darnshaw, the remote village they barely escaped when he was a child. But when his friend, Jessica, kills herself, he feels compelled to investigate. Jessica was playing a sinister computer game called Acheron, which claims it will give you anything you desire . . . for a price. As Ben and his friends delve ever deeper into the world of Acheron, good motivations and morality begin to slip, and they find themselves spiralling out of control. Ben could save them all, but the cost for doing so might be too high to pay . . . Would you?

      A Cold Silence
    • Mistletoe

      • 336 stránok
      • 12 hodin čítania
      3,4(62)Ohodnotiť

      The farmhouse looks perfect to Leah: a place to start afresh, to put tragedy behind her - but she's not the only person to lose a husband and son, and soon tendrils of the past are pushing into Leah's future in this spine-tingling new ghost story from Alison Littlewood.

      Mistletoe
    • Whispers in the Dark

      • 416 stránok
      • 15 hodin čítania
      3,0(18)Ohodnotiť

      Three CTHULHU novellas, by today's leading horror writers, set throughout the twentieth century. One Nameless Thing by Alison Littlewood, set in the Maldives in the present day. The Gamekeeper by Johnny Mains set in Scotland in the 1940s & 1970s. Not To Touch The Earth by Thana Niveau set in San Francisco in 1967.

      Whispers in the Dark
    • What is lurking in the corners of Mire House? Chilling atmospheric, this British Fantasy Award nominated work 'reads like a timeless classic of the genre' (Guardian) and is perfect for fans of Stephen King.

      The Unquiet House
    • The Hidden People

      • 386 stránok
      • 14 hodin čítania
      3,3(49)Ohodnotiť

      Littlewood does a great job writing in a quasi-Victorian manner throughout and the twist is brilliant Daily Mail

      The Hidden People
    • The Crow Garden

      • 384 stránok
      • 14 hodin čítania
      3,0(324)Ohodnotiť

      Susan Hill meets Wilkie Collins in Alison Littlewood's latest chiller: mad- doctor Nathaniel is obsessed with the beautiful Mrs Harleston - but is she truly delusional? Or is she hiding secrets that should never be uncovered . . . ?

      The Crow Garden
    • A Curious Cartography

      • 294 stránok
      • 11 hodin čítania

      Alison Littlewood is a renowned author known for her captivating novels, including A Cold Season and The Hidden People. Her work often explores themes of suspense and the supernatural, showcasing her talent for weaving intricate narratives. As A. J. Elwood, she has also penned The Other Lives of Miss Emily White. Littlewood's exceptional storytelling has earned her the prestigious Shirley Jackson Award for Short Fiction, highlighting her skill in creating compelling and atmospheric tales.

      A Curious Cartography
    • Path of Needles

      • 394 stránok
      • 14 hodin čítania

      A murderer is bringing the darker side of fairy tales to life.

      Path of Needles
    • A Cold Season

      • 305 stránok
      • 11 hodin čítania

      A Broken Family Cass is trying to rebuild her life after the loss of her soldier husband, and a renovated mill in the picture-perfect village of Darnshaw looks to be the idyllic spot to bring up her traumatised son, Ben. A Dark Secret But the locals aren't as friendly as Cass had hoped, and Ben is beginning to display a hostility she can't understand. Then the blizzards blow in, and Darnshaw is marooned in a sea of snow. Isolated Now, threatened on all sides, Cass finds herself pitted against forces she can barely comprehend. The cold season has begun.....

      A Cold Season