Sundial by Catriona Ward
'DO NOT MISS THIS BOOK' - STEPHEN KING 'Creepy, individual and gripping' - IAN RANKIN 'A thrilling hall of mirrors filled with twists' - ALEX MICHAELIDES 'Brilliant and moving' - SARAH PINBOROUGH You can't escape the desert. You can't escape Sundial. Rob fears for her daughters. For Callie, who collects tiny bones and whispers to imaginary friends. For Annie, because of what Callie might do to her. Rob sees a darkness in Callie that reminds her of the family she left behind. She decides to take Callie back to Sundial, her childhood home deep in the Mojave Desert. And there she will have to make a terrible choice. Callie is afraid of her mother. Rob has begun to look at her strangely. To tell her secrets about her past that both disturb and excite her. And Callie is beginning to wonder if only one of them will leave Sundial alive... A gripping gothic masterpiece from the bestselling and award-winning author of THE LAST HOUSE ON NEEDLESS STREET, SUNDIAL is a must-read for fans of GIRL A and SHARP OBJECTS. 'A desert-dust nightmare with a scorpion's sting. I loved it' - EMMA STONEX, author of THE LAMPLIGHTERS 'Impossible-to-put-down. Sundial is a heart-in-the-throat smash' - JOE HILL, author of THE FIREMAN 'Ambitious, brutal and breathtakingly original' - TAMMY COHEN, author of WHEN SHE WAS BAD 'A wild, twisted family gothic unlike any you've read before' - PAUL TREMBLAY, author of A HEADFUL OF GHOSTS 'Dark and unsettling, creepy and enthralling' - LISA HALL, author of THE PARTY 'Evocative, lyrical and beautiful. I loved it' - ARAMINTA HALL, author of PERFECT STRANGERS
Shocking.. Ward wrongfoots the reader at every turn... Sundial is disturbing and yet ultimately moving as the bonds of love become clear * Observer Thriller of the Month *
Numerous twists to shock and surprise * The Times *
If you are a thriller fan, a mystery fan, and/or a horror fan, DO NOT MISS THIS BOOK. Authentically terrifying -- Stephen King
Every bit as creepy, individual and gripping as The Last House on Needless Street. Bravo -- Ian Rankin
A riveting page-turner, an autopsy of a family, a study in generational trauma, a meditation on science. You feel like the whole world is in there tugging at your insides -- Caroline Kepnes, author of YOU
Surely one of the most talented writers working in the thriller genre today, and Sundial is a great place to start. A story where nothing is what it seems - a thrilling hall of mirrors full of deeply disturbing twists. This book will haunt you -- Alex Michaelides, bestselling author of THE SILENT PATIENT
Catriona Ward has an incredible talent for conjuring up nightmares you hope you'll never wake up from. Sundial is dazzlingly inventive, utterly chilling and hauntingly unforgettable -- B.P. Walter, bestselling author of THE DINNER GUEST
I wish more thrillers were this witty, this cunning, and this impossible-to-put-down. Sundial is a heart-in-the-throat smash -- Joe Hill, author of THE FIREMAN
As brilliant and moving as you would expect from a Catriona Ward book -- Sarah Pinborough, author of BEHIND HER EYES
Elegantly horrifying, this tale of a family's darker-than-dark past drives the knife in deep and isn't afraid to twist. It's a desert-dust nightmare with a scorpion's sting, and I loved it -- Emma Stonex, author of THE LAMPLIGHTERS
Ward is such a supple, authoritative stylist... deftly and absorbingly guiding an emotionally turbulent narrative toward the light, with an absolutely stunning final twist * Irish Times *
A full-on psychological thriller-horror with a grand finale in the desert to match. If there was any doubt that expectations would be met after The Last House on Needless Street, Sundial certainly proves they were unfounded * Crime Fiction Lover *
One of the most masterful psychological thrillers you are likely to read this year * Irish Independent *
If you love toe-clenching horror, you will have the time of your life * Stylist *
[A] riveting mind-bender... unsettling and yet so touching * Saga *
Numerous twists to shock and surprise * The Times *
If you are a thriller fan, a mystery fan, and/or a horror fan, DO NOT MISS THIS BOOK. Authentically terrifying -- Stephen King
Every bit as creepy, individual and gripping as The Last House on Needless Street. Bravo -- Ian Rankin
A riveting page-turner, an autopsy of a family, a study in generational trauma, a meditation on science. You feel like the whole world is in there tugging at your insides -- Caroline Kepnes, author of YOU
Surely one of the most talented writers working in the thriller genre today, and Sundial is a great place to start. A story where nothing is what it seems - a thrilling hall of mirrors full of deeply disturbing twists. This book will haunt you -- Alex Michaelides, bestselling author of THE SILENT PATIENT
Catriona Ward has an incredible talent for conjuring up nightmares you hope you'll never wake up from. Sundial is dazzlingly inventive, utterly chilling and hauntingly unforgettable -- B.P. Walter, bestselling author of THE DINNER GUEST
I wish more thrillers were this witty, this cunning, and this impossible-to-put-down. Sundial is a heart-in-the-throat smash -- Joe Hill, author of THE FIREMAN
As brilliant and moving as you would expect from a Catriona Ward book -- Sarah Pinborough, author of BEHIND HER EYES
Elegantly horrifying, this tale of a family's darker-than-dark past drives the knife in deep and isn't afraid to twist. It's a desert-dust nightmare with a scorpion's sting, and I loved it -- Emma Stonex, author of THE LAMPLIGHTERS
Ward is such a supple, authoritative stylist... deftly and absorbingly guiding an emotionally turbulent narrative toward the light, with an absolutely stunning final twist * Irish Times *
A full-on psychological thriller-horror with a grand finale in the desert to match. If there was any doubt that expectations would be met after The Last House on Needless Street, Sundial certainly proves they were unfounded * Crime Fiction Lover *
One of the most masterful psychological thrillers you are likely to read this year * Irish Independent *
If you love toe-clenching horror, you will have the time of your life * Stylist *
[A] riveting mind-bender... unsettling and yet so touching * Saga *
Catriona Ward was born in Washington, DC and grew up in the US, Kenya, Madagascar, Yemen and Morocco. She is the author of Rawblood and Little Eve, both of which won Best Horror Novel at the British Fantasy Awards, and she has also received the Shirley Jackson Award. Her third novel, The Last House on Needless Street, was a Times bestseller, The Times and Observer Thriller of the Month, and was chosen for BBC2's Between the Covers Book Club with Sara Cox.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781788166195 |
| ISBN 10 | 1788166191 |
| Title | Sundial |
| Author | Catriona Ward |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2022-03-10 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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