The Hunting Ground by Cliff Mcnish
When Elliott and his brother move into the old and crumbling Glebe House they don't expect to find themselves sharing it with ghosts. But soon sinister events are unfolding. An old diary reveals glimpses of the mansion's past - and of a terrible tragedy. An old woman talks to ghosts - but is she in fact being controlled by them? And what of the sinister East Wing - a hideous labyrinth devised by a truly twisted mind? Can Elliott and his family escape the clutches of Glebe House? Or will they end up trapped in the endless maze of corridors, forever hunted by the dead?
McNish is one of our most talented thriller writers, with an ability to make your spine crawl and your heart pound with his stylish pared down prose-- Amanda Craig THE TIMES A truly haunting story that stirs the hairs at the back of your neck. Fast paced and thrilling, the reader is hurtled along as the terrible events at Glebe House unfold. CAROUSEL A gripping and inventive ghost story for older readers in which the tension builds through apprehension, to dread and finally outright terror. This book will have readers looking over their shoulders for a long time after the last page is finished. BOOKTRUST The kind of book from which nightmares are born ... McNish has again proved that he is a master of dark storytelling. THE BOOK ZONE A masterly sense of revelation make this a seriously chilling read. -- Jake Hope THE BOOKSELLER Beautifully written and truly chilling ghost story set in a creepy mansion and featuring lost children, fearsome hunters and echoing nursery rhymes ... I liked the creepiness and the tension, which ratchets up and up until its almost unbearable. THE BOOKBAG Fast-paced, thoroughly gripping with as many twists and turns and dead-ends as the dreadful East Wing itself... read it on a warm summer afternoon when you have plenty of company! CORNFLOWER BOOKS What at first glance appears to be a run-of-the-mill ghost story soon turns into a really creepy scare-fest. The use of a diary to give a back-story to the horrible goings-on is a stroke of genius and notches the fear factor way up high. FLIPSIDE The Hunting Ground is a hair-raising thrill ride that will unnerve even the most hardened of horror fans. You have been warned. WONDROUS READS McNish is a master of sinister horror. This is a spine-chilling ghost story. THE BOOKSELLER The action never lets up ... highly enjoyable. SCHOOL LIBRARIAN This book is amazing! TEEN TITLES I can honestly say this was one of the scariest stories I've ever read ... An example of the ghost story genre at its best. CHICKLISH Cliff McNish is a master of the classic ghost story and this may well be his best yet. READING ZONE The parallel narratives are neatly intertwined ... an elegant idea. SFX Chilling and terrifying at the same time. Cliff Mcnish certainly knows what scares people. This is superb fare from one of Britain's best children's authors. BOOKS MONTHLY The more you read, the more the author inflicts a dark and sinister world that will leave you chilled to the bone. MR RIPLEY'S ENCHANTED BOOKS The Hunting Ground had me hooked from the moment I picked it up ... a fantastic plot line. EXCELLENT READS A superb read ... this is a book that gripped me from beginning to end. ALTERNATIVE MAGAZINE ONLINE The Hunting Ground follows all the directions laid down by writers like Edgar Allan Poe and Ambrose Bierce, but McNish makes them all his own. This is a beautifully written and truly disturbing ghost story. Enjoy and shiver. SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
Cliff McNish was born in Sunderland, but has spent most of his life in the south east of England. His first book was THE DOOMSPELL, inspired by a story he told his young daughter. Since then he has published The Silver Sequence and the highly-acclaimed stand-alone supernatural thrillers, BREATHE (winner of the SALFORD and CALDERDALE BOOK AWARDS) and ANGEL. His books have been translated into 17 languages, and are published to acclaim in the US.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781444001921 |
| ISBN 10 | 1444001922 |
| Title | The Hunting Ground |
| Author | Cliff Mcnish |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hachette Children's Group |
| Year published | 2011-05-05 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Winner of Hillingdon Book of the Year Awards: Secondary 2013 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |