The Witch by Freida McFadden

A brand-new, haunting thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid. Some secrets don’t die. They wait.

Julia Barlow has lost her job and her apartment, and she has nowhere left to go but Pemberton, her family’s sprawling seventeenth-century estate in rural Massachusetts. She says she’s there to look in on her aging grandmother. Really, she’s hoping the old house will let her disappear.

Pemberton has other plans.

Every night, the grandfather clock stops at exactly 3:41 a.m. The lights flicker. And a disembodied voice cries for help just outside Julia’s bedroom door. As she digs into the house’s past, she uncovers the story of a woman executed for witchcraft in 1692, and begins to suspect the past isn’t finished here.

This is a twist-filled haunted house thriller about the secrets we inherit, the ones we bury, and the ones people will go to terrible lengths to keep quiet. Expect family lies, creaky floorboards, and women whose voices refuse to be silenced.

Why you’ll love it:

• A fast, page-turning read for fans of psychological suspense and gothic chills
• Themes of family secrets, grandparent and grandchild bonds, and witchcraft in New England
• A new-release hardcover with a satisfying heft, perfect for a stormy evening

Here in our little corner of Perkins Cove, a foggy day with the sea air rolling in is the right time for a story like this. Pick up a copy, find a cozy chair, and keep a light on. You might want it.

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