A haunting tale of love and mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box and Malorie.
At seventeen years old, James and Amelia can feel the rest of their lives beginning. They have got this summer and this summer alone to experience the extraordinary.
But they didn’t expect to find it in a house at the bottom of a lake.
The house is cold and dark, but it’s also their own.
Caution be damned, until being carefree becomes dangerous. For the teens must decide: swim deeper into the house-all the while falling deeper in love?
Whatever they do, they will never be able to turn their backs on what they discovered together. And what they learned:
Just because a house is empty, doesn’t mean nobody’s home.
*****
PRAISE FOR JOSH MALERMAN
‘Brilliant, insanely compelling’ DAILY MAIL
‘Fast-paced, frightening’ NEW YORK TIMES
‘One of the best horror stories published for years’ EXPRESS
‘Brilliant … Malerman has a knack for ratcheting up the tension with just a word or two’ METRO
‘Daring readers should find this tale of a malevolent telepathic pig to be a memorable experience’ BOOKLIST
At seventeen years old, James and Amelia can feel the rest of their lives beginning. They have got this summer and this summer alone to experience the extraordinary.
But they didn’t expect to find it in a house at the bottom of a lake.
The house is cold and dark, but it’s also their own.
Caution be damned, until being carefree becomes dangerous. For the teens must decide: swim deeper into the house-all the while falling deeper in love?
Whatever they do, they will never be able to turn their backs on what they discovered together. And what they learned:
Just because a house is empty, doesn’t mean nobody’s home.
*****
PRAISE FOR JOSH MALERMAN
‘Brilliant, insanely compelling’ DAILY MAIL
‘Fast-paced, frightening’ NEW YORK TIMES
‘One of the best horror stories published for years’ EXPRESS
‘Brilliant … Malerman has a knack for ratcheting up the tension with just a word or two’ METRO
‘Daring readers should find this tale of a malevolent telepathic pig to be a memorable experience’ BOOKLIST
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Reviews
Never has something so scary been so much fun.
Malerman is a daring and crafty storyteller.
An intimate dive into eerie, ethereal waters.
Josh Malerman expertly conjures a fairy tale nostalgia of first love, and we follow along, all too willingly, ignoring the warning signs even as the fear takes hold.