The Ghost Woods

CJ Cooke, HarperCollins, £14.99

From the author of The Lighthouse and The Nesting comes this feminist Gothic suspense set in creepy Lichen Hall, a 16th Century Manor House owned by the Whitlock family.

Now a home for unmarried mums preparing to give up their newborn, it’s a place shrouded in stories of ghosts and witches and a child who is not quite a child. As this dark and atmospheric tale unfolds, terrifying deeds emerge.