While You Sleep, Stephanie Merritt
While You Sleep, Stephanie Merritt
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While You Sleep
A Novel

Author: Stephanie Merritt

Narrator: Caitlin Thorburn

Unabridged: 13 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/05/2019


Synopsis

It begins, they say, with a woman screaming.On a remote Scottish island, the McBride house stands guard over its secrets. A century ago, a young widow and her son died mysteriously there. Just last year a local boy, visiting for a dare, disappeared without a trace.For Zoe Adams, newly arrived from America, the house offers a refuge from her failing marriage. But her peaceful retreat is disrupted by strange and disturbing events: night-time intrusions, unknown voices, and a constant sense of being watched.The locals want her to believe that these incidents are echoes of the McBrides’ dark past. Zoe is convinced the danger is closer at hand and all too real—but can she uncover the truth before she is silenced?

About Stephanie Merritt

Stephanie Merritt has worked as a critic and feature writer for a variety of newspapers and magazines, as well as radio and television. Writing as S. J. Parris, she is the fastest-growing historical crime writer in the UK, with her series of thrillers set in Tudor England selling over half a million copies. She currently writes for the Observer and the Guardian.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Will

It begins, they say, with a woman screaming. You can’t tell at first if it’s pleasure or pain, or that tricky place where the two meet; you’re almost embarrassed to hear it, but if you listen closer it comes to sound more like anguish, a lament torn from the heart: like an animal cry of loss, or......more

Goodreads review by Debra

It begins with a woman screaming...... Zoe Adams has rented the McBride house on a remote Scottish Island. The house is steeped in local gossip, legend, secrets and mystery. A century ago, a young woman and her child died there. More recently a local boy disappeared after going to the house on a dare......more


Quotes

“Creepy, clever, atmospheric, a fabulous Gothic thriller.” Kate Mosse, New York Times bestselling author

“A deliciously gothic, haunting story that balances a page-turning pace with lush descriptions of the wild coastal scenery.” Booklist

“Refreshing, realistic, and very sexy. Merritt certainly knows how to build suspense.” Kirkus Reviews