The Hungry Dark

Macabre murders plague a rural town as a scam-artist psychic races to find the answers in this haunting thriller from award-winning author Jen Williams, perfect for fans of C.J. Tudor and Alex North. As a child, Ashley Whitelam was haunted by ghostly figures no one else could see. Silent and watchful, these Heedful Ones followed her wherever she went. She hasn''t seen them for eighteen years, not since that fateful night at Red Rigg House. But now they''re back, and they''re trying to tell her something. As children begin to disappear across the Lake District, Ashley becomes involved in the investigation, eager for free publicity to promote her work as a psychic. She never expected the collaborating to bear fruit, but when she discovers the body of one of the missing children, everything changes. The police are convinced that she''s involved with the killings, and the press are hounding her for answers. Desperate to clear her name, she works with true crime podcaster, Freddie Miller, to investigate. As they look deeper into the disappearances, Ashley must dig into the demons of her past, before the nightmare in the present comes for her, too.

About the author

Jen Williams is a writer from London currently living in Bristol with her partner and a dramatically fluffy cat. A fan of grisly fairy tales since her youth, Jen has gone on to write dark, unsettling horror thrillers with strong female leads and character-driven fantasy novels with plenty of adventure and magic. Her first thriller, Dog Rose Dirt, was published by HarperCollins in 2021 and optioned for TV by Gaumont. She also works as a freelance copywriter and illustrator.

Product details

• Authors: Jen Williams, Williams Jen
• Publisher: Harper Voyager
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 11.04.2024, delayed
• EAN: 9780008617752
• ISBN: 978-0-00-861775-2
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 234 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Thrillers / General, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, Crime & mystery, FICTION / Occult & Supernatural, FICTION / Horror, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Horror & ghost stories, Occult fiction, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Contemporary horror and ghost stories, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives