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THE HOUSE OF ASHES

Stuart Neville

For fans of Gillian Flynn and Tana French, a chilling story of a Northern Irish murder sixty years buried

Sara Keane's husband, Damien, has uprooted them from England and moved them to his native Northern Ireland for a “fresh start” in the wake of her nervous breakdown. Sara, who knows no one in Northern Ireland, is jobless, carless, friendless—all but a prisoner in her own house. When a blood-soaked old woman beats on the door, insisting the house is hers before being bundled back to her care facility, Sara begins to understand the house has a terrible history her husband never intended for her to discover. As the two women form a bond over their shared traumas, Sara finds the strength to stand up to her abuser, and Mary—silent for six decades—is finally ready to tell her story . . .

Through the counterpoint voices—one modern Englishwoman, one Northern Irish farmgirl speaking from half a century earlier—Stuart Neville offers a chilling and gorgeous portrait of violence and resilience in this truly haunting narrative.

Stuart Neville, the “king of Belfast noir” (The Guardian), is the author of the short story collection The Traveller, as well as nine novels, for which he has won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and been shortlisted for the Edgar, Macavity, Dilys, Barry, and Anthony Awards as well as the CWA Steel Dagger.
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Published 2021-09-01 by Soho Press

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UK: Bonnier; Czech: Agro spol.;

Foreign licence Client

"This unforgettable tale of servitude and subservience, domestic abuse, and toxic masculinity builds to a resolution offering redemption and heartfelt solace. Neville has outdone himself.” (starred review)

Review Publishers Weekly

“A brilliant, atmospheric novel from Stuart Neville that plays with chronology and the idea that evil can linger in the dark places. Neville writes with care and empathy and his characters will stay with you for a long time. In a storied career, this may well be Stuart Neville's best book.” – Adrian McKinty, bestselling author of THE COLD COLD GROUND

Quote Praise

“A haunted-house thriller with claws, built of strong heroines, familiar nightmares, and gut-twisting portrayals of coercive control and sadistic violence.” – Booklist Review “Featuring supernatural and even gothic elements in a book fueled by female resilience, this is a huge departure for Neville, a risk that pays off quite handsomely.” – BookReporter Review “Spellbinding . . . Neville hooks his reader with the opening sequences of his story, mystery and horror emerging prominently. The multi-narrative structure that plays out is effective and gripping. Impressive just begins to describe Neville's latest offering.” – Seattle Book Review

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