The House of Ashes

by Stuart Neville (£14.99, HB, Bonnier) Sara is shocked when an elderly lady, Mary, shows up at her front door declaring that she’s in her house. But Mary’s right – having been forced into a care home just a few months earlier, the old farm was home to Mary for 60 years. It’s where she was born, and held captive for a decade in the basement, before returning to care for the spirits of the children who were not able to escape as she did. Sara soon realises that unless she takes action in her own life, the bloody history of the house will soon repeat itself.