From the author of the βdark and devious...beautifully writtenβ (Stephen King) Mirrorland comes an βatmospheric, thrilling, and utterly captivatingβ (Booklist) gothic tale set on a remote Scottish island where the locals are hiding a deadly secret.
Maggie Mackay has been haunted her entire life. No matter what she does, she canβt shake the sense that something is wrong with her. And maybe something isβ¦
When she was five years old, Maggie announced that a man on the remote island of Kilmeray in Scotlandβs Outer Hebridesβa place sheβd never visitedβwas murdered. Her unfounded claim drew media attention and turned the locals against each other, creating rifts that never mended.
Now, nearly twenty years later, Maggie is determined to discover what really happened, and what the villagers are hiding. But everyone has secrets, and some are deadly. As she gets closer to the horrifying truth, the islandβs legendary and violent storms begin to rage again and Maggieβs own life is in dangerβ¦
Unnerving, enthralling, and filled with gothic suspense, The Blackhouse is a spectacularly sinister tale readers wonβt soon forget.