Description
Macabre murders plague a rural town as a scam-artist psychic races to find the answers in this haunting thriller from award-winning author Jen Williams, perfect for fans of C.J. Tudor and Alex North.
As a child, Ashley Whitelam was haunted by ghostly figures no one else could see. Silent and watchful, these Heedful Ones followed her wherever she went. She hasn't seen them for eighteen years, not since that fateful night at Red Rigg House. But now they're back, and they're trying to tell her something.
As children begin to disappear across the Lake District, Ashley becomes involved in the investigation, eager for free publicity to promote her work as a psychic. She never expected the collaborating to bear fruit, but when she discovers the body of one of the missing children, everything changes.
The police are convinced that she's involved with the killings, and the press are hounding her for answers. Desperate to clear her name, she works with true crime podcaster, Freddie Miller, to investigate. As they look deeper into the disappearances, Ashley must dig into the demons of her past, before the nightmare in the present comes for her, too.
The chilling new horror suspense thriller for fans of CJ Tudor, Alex North and Claire Douglas
Reviews
Praise for Jen Williams
'A brilliantly crafted tale of unexplained disappearances and macabre urban legends ... Recommended to fans of Stacy Willingham, Karin Slaughter, and Stephen King.'
Booklist,starred review
'I've always been a big fan of Jen's writing, and loved how she melded folklaw, crime and horror into DOG ROSE DIRT. GAMES FOR DEAD GIRLS takes that up to another level!'
James Oswald, the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of the INSPECTOR MCLEAN series
'Not only has Jen Williams found the line where ghost stories tip into true crime, where phantoms become flesh and blood, but she crosses it into something far more frightening. Games for Dead Girls is a testament to how truth will always be more terrifying than fiction, and where, at the root of every Bloody Mary, there's a young women dying to be heard.'
Clay McLeod Chapman, author of GHOST EATERS
'A dark and unsettling story that gets under your skin'
Laure Van Rensburg,author of NOBODY BUT US
Book Information
ISBN 9780008617745
Author Jen Williams
Format Hardback
Page Count 400
Imprint HarperVoyager
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 270g
Dimensions(mm) 240mm * 159mm * 28mm
