The House on Cold Hill

About this book

They said the dead cant hurt you . . . They were wrong. The House on Cold Hill is a chilling and suspenseful ghost story from the multi-million copy bestselling author of Dead Simple Peter James. Moving from the heart of Brighton and Hove to the Sussex countryside is a big undertaking for Ollie and Caro Harcourt and their 12-year-old daughter Jade. But when they view Cold Hill Housea huge dilapidated Georgian mansionOllie is filled with excitement. Despite the financial strain of the move he has dreamed of living in the country since he was a child and he sees Cold Hill House as a paradise for his animal-loving daughter the perfect base for his web-design business and a terrific long-term investment. Caro is less certain and Jade is grumpy about being separated from her friends. Within days of moving in it becomes apparent that the Harcourt family arent the only residents of the house. A friend of Jades is the first to see the spectral woman standing behind her as the girls talk on FaceTime. Then there are more sightings as well as increasingly disturbing occurrences in the house. As the haunting becomes more malevolent and the house itself begins to turn on the Harcourts the terrified family discover Cold Hill Houses dark history and the horrible truth of what it could mean for them.