Close to Home Synopsis
Sarah McAdams needs a fresh start. So she's come home to the shores of Oregon's wild Columbia river, to renovate the old Victorian mansion where she grew up. Her daughters, Jade and Gracie, aren't impressed by the rundown property, and as soon as they pull up the isolated drive, Sarah too is beset by uneasy memories - of her cold, distant mother, of the half-sister who vanished without a trace, and of a long-ago night when Sarah was found outside, feverish and delirious. Ever since the original mistress of the house plunged to her death almost a century ago, there have been rumours that the place is haunted. As a girl, Sarah sensed a presence there, and soon Gracie claims to see a lady in white running up the stairs. Still, Sarah has little time to dwell on ghost stories, between overseeing construction and dealing with the return of a man from her past. But there's a new, more urgent menace in the small town. One by one, teenage girls are disappearing. Frantic for her daughters' safety, Sarah feels her veneer cracking and the house's walls closing in on her again. Somewhere deep in her memory is the key to a very real and terrifying danger. And only by confronting her worst fears can she stop the nightmare roaring back to life once more...
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781444793277 |
| Publication date: |
25th September 2014 |
| Author: |
Lisa Jackson |
| Publisher: |
Mulholland Books an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton General Division |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Primary Genre |
Action Adventure
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'Lisa Jackson shows yet again why she is one of the best... A pure nail biter.'
- Harlan Coben on YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW
'Shiveringly good suspense! Lisa Jackson ratchets up the tension as one woman's desperate search for her missing son takes her to the very brink of losing her husband, her sanity, her very self. Each chapter will leave you wondering who to trust. The answer: You don't want to know... Lisa Gardner on YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW Absolutely tension filled... Jackson is on top of her game.'
- Suspense Magazine on TELL ME
'The spookily atmospheric plot is jam-packed with scary chills and sexy thrills.'
Booklist on TELL ME
'A fast moving thriller with plenty of twists and turns, and an easy flowing style that readily catches the reader up in its thrall.'
- Canberra Times on MALICE
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- Publisher's Weekly on MALICE
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- Courier Mail, Brisbane on DEEP FREEZE
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'Jackson definitely knows how to jangle readers nerves, and CLOSE TO HOME is perfect for readers of Joy Fielding's suspense novels or fans of Mary Higgins Clark Booklist'
