{"product_id":"the-lingering-paperback","title":"The Lingering - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSji Holliday\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA twisty, chilling psychological thriller cum gothic ghost story set in a Victorian psychiatric home with a disturbing history, and someone set on revenge...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian's \u003c\/i\u003eNot the Booker Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber One Bestseller in Ebook\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Cements Holliday's position as one of the most gifted and entertaining psychological thriller writers in the business' \u003cb\u003eSteve Cavanagh\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Saunters from creepy to genuinely terrifying ... I was completely unable to put it down' \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Haynes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'In the new wave of gothic novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Lingering\u003c\/i\u003e is a stand-out triumph' \u003cb\u003eEva Dolan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'An atmospheric chiller of a book ... reminiscent of early James Herbert' \u003cb\u003eFiona Cummins\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Married couple Jack and Ali Gardiner move to a self-sufficient commune in the English Fens, desperate for fresh start. The local village is known for the witches who once resided there and Rosalind House, where the commune has been established, is a former psychiatric home, with a disturbing history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Jack and Ali arrive, a chain of unexpected and unexplained events is set off, and it becomes clear that they are not all that they seem. As the residents become twitchy, and the villagers suspicious, events from the past come back to haunt them, and someone is seeking retribution... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt once an unnerving mystery, a chilling thriller and a dark and superbly wrought ghost story, \u003ci\u003eThe Lingering \u003c\/i\u003eis an exceptionally plotted, terrifying and tantalisingly twisted novel by one of the most exciting authors in the genre.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Utterly beguiling and darkly sinister, this superb Gothic ghost tale is a brilliantly crafted rug puller' \u003cb\u003eLisa Howells, \u003ci\u003eHeat Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A wonderful cross-over novel that ranges from taut psychological chiller to supernatural suspense ... Nail-biting stuff, superbly executed' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Readers will find this contemporary gothic tale hard to put down' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A thrilling, chilling, shocking tale, perfect if you take delight in an icy shiver scuttling down your spine'\u003cb\u003e LoveReading\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Brilliantly chilling and perfectly paced' \u003cb\u003eAnna Mazzola\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'One of the most original ghost stories I have ever read' \u003cb\u003eCass Green\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Like Stephen King meets Thomas Harris' \u003cb\u003eDerek Farrell\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A serious spine-chiller from an exceptional talent' \u003cb\u003eChris Whitaker\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Tense and chilling, with a creeping sense of unease' \u003cb\u003eNeil Broadfoot\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Perfectly paced and guaranteed to cause you sleepless nights for all the right reasons. Fans of Susan Hill and Andrew Taylor, take note' \u003cb\u003eDavid Mark\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Creepy, unsettling and all-consuming' \u003cb\u003eJenny Blackhurst\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Spooky, compelling and chilling' \u003cb\u003eJane Isaac\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Eerie and unsettling, with a bittersweet beauty' \u003cb\u003eFergus McNeill\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Unnerved me right from the start' \u003cb\u003eJune Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A perfect winter read' \u003cb\u003eLisa Gray\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'An unsettling tale of haunting ... that lingers in the mind' \u003cb\u003eMason Cross\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A relentlessly unnerving mystery - like shuffling footsteps from a long-locked attic' \u003cb\u003eMatt Wesolowski\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Gets under your skin and stays there' \u003cb\u003eQuentin Bates\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'The story is at the same time a locked room mystery, a chilling thriller and a dark and complex ghost story which has been described as both creepy and chilling' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMystery People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eS.J.I. (Susi) Holliday\u003c\/b\u003e is a pharmaceutical statistician by day and a crime and horror fan by night. Her short stories have been published in many places and she was shortlisted for the inaugural CWA Margery Allingham prize with her story 'Home from Home', which was published in \u003ci\u003eEllery Queen Mystery Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e in spring 2017. She is the bestselling author of the creepy and claustrophobic Banktoun trilogy (\u003ci\u003eBlack Wood, Willow Walk\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Damselfly\u003c\/i\u003e) featuring the much-loved Sergeant Davie Gray, and the festive serial killer thriller \u003ci\u003eThe Deaths of December\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Lingering\u003c\/i\u003e was a number-one bestseller in ebook, and critically acclaimed in the UK press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695666532415,"sku":"9781912374533","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9b35003390025cefa6d6551412f1f8fd.webp?v=1765004630","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lingering-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}