The Dead of Winter
The Dead of Winter
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A boy, a mysterious guardian and a haunted house with a terrible secret . . . This is a chilling ghost story that will thrill and terrify and get read again and again and again
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The Dead of Winter by Chris Priestley
Michael Vyner recalls a terrible story, one that happened to him. One that would be unbelievable if it weren't true! Michael's parents are dead and he imagines that he will stay with the kindly lawyer, executor of his parents' will . . . Until he is invited to spend Christmas with his guardian in a large and desolate country house. His arrival on the first night suggests something is not quite right when he sees a woman out in the frozen mists, standing alone in the marshes. But little can prepare him for the solitude of the house itself as he is kept from his guardian and finds himself spending the Christmas holiday wandering the silent corridors of the house seeking distraction. But lonely doesn't mean alone, as Michael soon realises that the house and its grounds harbour many secrets, dead and alive, and Michael is set the task of unravelling some of the darkest secrets of all. A nail-biting story of hauntings and terror by the master of the genre, Chris Priestley.
Praise for Tales of Terror from the Black Ship:
‘A fantastic page-turner, with a really scary ending' * Independent on Sunday *
Praise for Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror:
‘Scare yourselves silly. . recalls the best of Edward Gorey in wickedness and humour . . . Perfect for reading aloud' * Observer *
Praise for Dead of Winyter:
‘A superb little ghost story . . . it's quite chilling, and has the capacity to give children a pleasingly good scare. It would make a great book for reading aloud over a series of nights' * SFX *
‘Open a Chris Priestley Gothic ghost story and what seeps from the pages, like mist from a desolate marsh, is his sheer love of the genre. This passion not only shapes a gripping story with well-rounded characters, but lifts the level of writing well above similar Victorian chillers . . . Deliciously creepy with lots of twists and turns to keep young readers on edge' * Daily Mail *
‘A fantastic page-turner, with a really scary ending' * Independent on Sunday *
Praise for Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror:
‘Scare yourselves silly. . recalls the best of Edward Gorey in wickedness and humour . . . Perfect for reading aloud' * Observer *
Praise for Dead of Winyter:
‘A superb little ghost story . . . it's quite chilling, and has the capacity to give children a pleasingly good scare. It would make a great book for reading aloud over a series of nights' * SFX *
‘Open a Chris Priestley Gothic ghost story and what seeps from the pages, like mist from a desolate marsh, is his sheer love of the genre. This passion not only shapes a gripping story with well-rounded characters, but lifts the level of writing well above similar Victorian chillers . . . Deliciously creepy with lots of twists and turns to keep young readers on edge' * Daily Mail *
Chris Priestley is the author of the spine-tingling Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror,Tales of Terror from the Black Ship and Tales of Terror from the Tunnel's Mouth. His other books include New World, The White Rider, Redwulf's Curse and Death and The Arrow. Chris is also an illustrator, painter and cartoonist. He lives in Cambridge.
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9781408800041 |
| ISBN 10 | 1408800047 |
| Titre | The Dead of Winter |
| Auteur | Chris Priestley |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Paperback |
| Éditeur | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Année de publication | 2011-10-03 |
| Nombre de pages | 240 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |