The House at Hanger Hill

A searing debut suspense novel about a house with a history that haunts the generations of women who have lived there, for fans of Paula Hawkins and Gillian Flynn. For as long as Betty can remember, 43 Hanger Hill has been more than just a house: it's a place haunted by whispers. Some of the rumours are vague. Others disturbingly specific . . . On Betty's eighteenth birthday, she asks her strange, reclusive mother to tell the real story of what happened all those years ago. Her mother was a young woman, reeling from the suicide of her grandmother, when she inherited the family home. Along with her boyfriend, she throws herself into renovating the house, convinced the project will ease her debilitating grief. Instead, she finds herself increasingly isolated and paranoid. As her mother spins her story, Betty evades questions from the police officer who insists that the case of the deaths at Hanger Hill should be reopened. When Betty discovers her great-grandmother's diaries, she is forced to face a terrible truth at the heart of her family . . . 'Mounser had me in the palm of her hand until the very end, when all the pieces fell into place and I went straight back to the beginning to read all over again. This is gothic suspense at its deliciously diabolical best.' Anna Downes, author of Red River Road 'Unsettling, mysterious and addictive - everything I love in a thriller. The House at Hanger Hill is an expertly crafted unravelling of the lies we tell ourselves and others. Mounser nails tension and keeps you guessing until the last line.' Laura McCluskey, author of The Wolf Tree 'Devastating and sinister ... a superbly complex novel brimming with dark secrets and stunning revelations. It takes readers into a psychological maze that had me absorbed from the intriguing beginning to its wildly unpredictable conclusion.' Lyn Yeowart, author of The Silent Listener 'Ashleigh Mounser's horror-tinged psychological thriller drips with creeping, twisty dread. It will slither under your skin and absorb your thoughts until you discover every last secret. I loved it.' Ashley Kalagian Blunt, author of Dark Mode 'The House at Hanger Hill is a compulsively readable gothic thriller that evokes the spirit of Shirley Jackson-rich, twisty, and wonderfully spooky.' Dan Chaon, author of One of Us 'An accomplished, genuinely chilling debut.' Ashley Winstead, author of Hot Girl Murder Club 'Delightfully unsettling. The sort of tale that seeps into your bones and refuses to let go. Mounser excels in creating unease bubbling under the surface of the mundane. I loved every moment.' Kristi DeMeester, author of Dark Sisters and Such a Pretty Smile