From the author of the ādark and devious...beautifully writtenā (Stephen King) Mirrorland comes an āatmospheric, thrilling, and utterly captivatingā (Booklist) gothic tale set on a remote Scottish island where the locals are hiding a deadly secret.
Maggie Mackay has been haunted her entire life. No matter what she does, she canāt shake the sense that something is wrong with her. And maybe something isā¦
When she was five years old, Maggie announced that a man on the remote island of Kilmeray in Scotlandās Outer Hebridesāa place sheād never visitedāwas murdered. Her unfounded claim drew media attention and turned the locals against each other, creating rifts that never mended.
Now, nearly twenty years later, Maggie is determined to discover what really happened, and what the villagers are hiding. But everyone has secrets, and some are deadly. As she gets closer to the horrifying truth, the islandās legendary and violent storms begin to rage again and Maggieās own life is in dangerā¦
Unnerving, enthralling, and filled with gothic suspense, The Blackhouse is a spectacularly sinister tale readers wonāt soon forget.