In the Night Wood

A FOREST. A BOOK. A MISSING GIRL. NOMINATED FOR THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD AND THE SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR – TOR.COM Charles Hayden has been fascinated by a strange Victorian fairy tale, In the Night Wood, since he was a child. When his wife, Erin – a descendant of the author – inherits her ancestor’s house, the couple decide to make it their home. Still mourning the recent death of their daughter, they leave America behind, seeking a new beginning in the English countryside. But Hollow House, filled with secrets and surrounded by an ancient oak forest, is a place where the past seems very much alive. Isolated among the trees, Charles and Erin begin to feel themselves haunted – by echoes of the stories in the house’s library, by sightings of their daughter, and by something else, as old and dark as the forest around them. A compelling and atmospheric gothic thriller, In the Night Wood reveals the chilling power of myth and memory. In the Night Wood by Dale Bailey is a top contemporary fiction that masterfully blends supernatural elements with the thrill of horror. The ghostly echoes of the past and the chilling power of myth and memory make this book a standout in the genre. For fans of Alix E. Harrow (The Ten Thousand Doors of January), Stacey Halls (The Familiars), Elizabeth Macneal (The Burial Plot), Silvia Moreno-Garcia (The Daughter of Doctor Moreau), and Rhiannon Ward (The Quickening).