The Night House
A novel
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The Night House
Narrated by:
Michael Crouch
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Narrated by:
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Michael Crouch
In the wake of his parents’ tragic deaths in a house fire, fourteen-year-old Richard has been sent to live with his aunt and uncle in the remote, insular town of Ballantyne, where he quickly earns a reputation as an outcast. When a classmate named Tom goes missing, everyone suspects that the angry new boy is responsible for his disappearance. And no one believes Richard when he says the telephone booth out by the edge of the woods sucked Tom into the receiver like something out of a horror movie. No one, that is, except Karen, a beguiling fellow outsider who encourages Richard to pursue clues the police refuse to investigate. He eventually traces the number that Tom prank-called from the phone booth to an abandoned house in the Black Mirror Wood. There he catches a glimpse of a terrifying face in the window. And then the voices begin to whisper in his ear: You know who I am. She’s going to burn. The one you love is going to burn. There’s not a thing you can do about it.
When another classmate disappears, Richard must find a way to prove his innocence—and preserve his sanity—as he grapples with the dark magic that is possessing Ballantyne and threatening to destroy him.
Then again, Richard may not be the most reliable narrator of his own story . . .
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Critic reviews
"[The Night House] is a delightful contrast with the author’s usual work . . . classic horror tropes are reinvented. . . . There are some wickedly clever reveals . . . you must read this book." —Crime Reads
"Nesbø doesn’t spend any time fiddling about, building up, or misdirecting. In The Night House, the horror begins immediately. And it only keeps calling from there. There are lessons to be learned here: who to believe and what to believe in. And how a person can change, when the impossible turns possible and the unimaginable is laid bare. This horror fan loved it." —Josh Malerman, New York Times best-selling author of Bird Box and Spin a Black Yarn
"The Night House proves that Jo Nesbø is in full control over all keys on his literary keyboard. Just let yourself be entertained! Gruesomely enjoyable from Jo Nesbø! An elegant take on the genre from an author who entertains both himself and the reader." —Verdens Gang (Norway)
"A seductive nightmare from Nesbø. . . . The Night House is a particularly well-composed and intricate story with surprising turns and transitions. And let it be said: The author does not let his readers down, here there are rounds of answers, red herrings, and astonishing revelations until the very last letter." —Dagsavisen (Norway)
"Nesbø does what he does best. . . . As part of Jo Nesbø’s authorship, The Night House is both exceptional and original. He also deserves praise for incorporating remarkable facts into such a novel." —NRK (Norway)
"Nesbø doesn’t spend any time fiddling about, building up, or misdirecting. In The Night House, the horror begins immediately. And it only keeps calling from there. There are lessons to be learned here: who to believe and what to believe in. And how a person can change, when the impossible turns possible and the unimaginable is laid bare. This horror fan loved it." —Josh Malerman, New York Times best-selling author of Bird Box and Spin a Black Yarn
"The Night House proves that Jo Nesbø is in full control over all keys on his literary keyboard. Just let yourself be entertained! Gruesomely enjoyable from Jo Nesbø! An elegant take on the genre from an author who entertains both himself and the reader." —Verdens Gang (Norway)
"A seductive nightmare from Nesbø. . . . The Night House is a particularly well-composed and intricate story with surprising turns and transitions. And let it be said: The author does not let his readers down, here there are rounds of answers, red herrings, and astonishing revelations until the very last letter." —Dagsavisen (Norway)
"Nesbø does what he does best. . . . As part of Jo Nesbø’s authorship, The Night House is both exceptional and original. He also deserves praise for incorporating remarkable facts into such a novel." —NRK (Norway)
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