A Box Full of Darkness

Discover the chilling new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Murder Road and The Sun Down Motel , a terrifying ghost story about the scariest place of all – home. ‘From the book’s chillingly creepy setting… to a nerve-jangling plot… to the writing itself… everything about St. James’ latest is done to perfection.” Booklist -- It all started with a game of hide and seek. The four Esmie children were playing together when the youngest brother, Ben, went off to hide, and was never seen again. That was long ago. It’s been eighteen years since the siblings fled their childhood home, Fell House, the one that holds all the ghosts of the past. They’ve built separate lives, but all of them carry the psychological scars of that fateful day. But then Violet receives a call from the house’s caretaker. He’s too scared to keep working there. He says he saw the spirit of a young boy whispering two words . . . Come home. -- PRAISE FOR SIMONE ST JAMES “As creepy and unsettling as a rain-faded wreath and teddy bear found by the side of the road to mark a missing person, [it] lingers like a ghost long after it’s finished.” Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House “From its terrifying opening to its jaw-dropping conclusion, this thriller has it all–small town secrets, ominous dark deeds after midnight. You will follow this shocking road to its climatic end!” Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times Bestselling author of Still See You Everywhere 'Fast, chilling, entertaining, unexpectedly touching, and with two broken, memorable characters at its core' New York Times Book Review 'Clever and wonderfully chilling. It held me hostage' Fiona Barton

Discover the chilling new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Murder Road and The Sun Down Motel , a terrifying ghost story about the scariest place of all – home. ‘From the book’s chillingly creepy setting… to a nerve-jangling plot… to the writing itself… everything about St. James’ latest is done to perfection.” Booklist -- It all started with a game of hide and seek. The four Esmie children were playing together when the youngest brother, Ben, went off to hide, and was never seen again. That was long ago. It’s been eighteen years since the siblings fled their childhood home, Fell House, the one that holds all the ghosts of the past. They’ve built separate lives, but all of them carry the psychological scars of that fateful day. But then Violet receives a call from the house’s caretaker. He’s too scared to keep working there. He says he saw the spirit of a young boy whispering two words . . . Come home. -- PRAISE FOR SIMONE ST JAMES “As creepy and unsettling as a rain-faded wreath and teddy bear found by the side of the road to mark a missing person, [it] lingers like a ghost long after it’s finished.” Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House “From its terrifying opening to its jaw-dropping conclusion, this thriller has it all–small town secrets, ominous dark deeds after midnight. You will follow this shocking road to its climatic end!” Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times Bestselling author of Still See You Everywhere 'Fast, chilling, entertaining, unexpectedly touching, and with two broken, memorable characters at its core' New York Times Book Review 'Clever and wonderfully chilling. It held me hostage' Fiona Barton

"From the book's chillingly creepy setting, which previously appeared in The Sun Down Motel (2020), to a nerve-jangling plot that effectively borrows from a mix of genres to the writing itself, which shimmers with a dazzlingly sharp sense of wit, everything about St. James' latest is done to perfection."-Booklist (starred review) Simone St. James, the New York Times bestselling author of The Sun Down Motel , returns with her scariest, most shocking novel yet in this pulse-pounding story about siblings who return to the house they fled 18 years before, called back by the ghost of their long-missing brother and his haunting request: Come home. Strange things happen in Fell, New York. A mysterious drowning at the town's roadside motel. The unexplained death of a young girl whose body is left by the railroad tracks. For the Esmie siblings--Violet, Vail, and Dodie--the final straw was the shocking disappearance of their little brother. It started as a normal game of hide-and-seek. The three closed their eyes and counted to ten while Ben went to hide. But this time, they never found their brother--he was gone and the ongoing search efforts turned up no clues. As their parents grew increasingly distant, Violet, Vail, and Dodie were each haunted by visions and frightening events that made them leave town and never look back. Violet still sees dead people--spirits who remind her of Sister, the menacing presence that terrorized her for years. And now after two decades running from their past, it's time for a homecoming. Because Ben is back, and he's ready to lead them to the answers they've longed for and long feared. If the ghosts of Fell don't get to them first. A Box Full of Darkness is another propulsive thriller from the author of The Broken Girls and The Book of Cold Cases , a surprising horror story from a writer who is "particularly gifted at doling out twists" ( The New York Times ).

"From the book's chillingly creepy setting, which previously appeared in The Sun Down Motel (2020), to a nerve-jangling plot that effectively borrows from a mix of genres to the writing itself, which shimmers with a dazzlingly sharp sense of wit, everything about St. James' latest is done to perfection."-Booklist (starred review) Simone St. James, the New York Times bestselling author of The Sun Down Motel , returns with her scariest, most shocking novel yet in this pulse-pounding story about siblings who return to the house they fled 18 years before, called back by the ghost of their long-missing brother and his haunting request: Come home. Strange things happen in Fell, New York. A mysterious drowning at the town's roadside motel. The unexplained death of a young girl whose body is left by the railroad tracks. For the Esmie siblings--Violet, Vail, and Dodie--the final straw was the shocking disappearance of their little brother. It started as a normal game of hide-and-seek. The three closed their eyes and counted to ten while Ben went to hide. But this time, they never found their brother--he was gone and the ongoing search efforts turned up no clues. As their parents grew increasingly distant, Violet, Vail, and Dodie were each haunted by visions and frightening events that made them leave town and never look back. Violet still sees dead people--spirits who remind her of Sister, the menacing presence that terrorized her for years. And now after two decades running from their past, it's time for a homecoming. Because Ben is back, and he's ready to lead them to the answers they've longed for and long feared. If the ghosts of Fell don't get to them first. A Box Full of Darkness is another propulsive thriller from the author of The Broken Girls and The Book of Cold Cases , a surprising horror story from a writer who is "particularly gifted at doling out twists" ( The New York Times ).