{"product_id":"visitors-3","title":"Visitors","description":"\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of Paula Hawkins and Ruth Ware.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan you escape the darkness within?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarion Zetland lives with her domineering older brother, John in a decaying Georgian townhouse on the edge of a northern seaside resort. A timid spinster in her fifties who still sleeps with teddy bears, Marion does her best to shut out the shocking secret that John keeps in the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil, suddenly, John has a heart attack and Marion is forced to go down to the cellar herself and face the gruesome truth that her brother has kept hidden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs questions are asked and secrets unravel, maybe John isn''t the only one with a dark side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREVIEWS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Once you start Catherine Burns’s dark, disturbing, and enthralling debut novel, it’s hard to stop. \u003ci\u003eThe Visitors\u003c\/i\u003e is bizarrely unsettling, yet compulsively readable''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eIain Reid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Burns blurs the line between crime fiction and horror... Deliberate pacing, a claustrophobic setting, and vivid, wildly unsympathetic characters complement the twisted plot and grim conclusion''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''An insightful study of loneliness and evil''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Must read''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Atmospheric, eerie and affecting. Catherine Burns has created a complex and chilling world in which nothing is as it seems. A very clever confident novel, beautifully plotted with multiple twists and turns. I  couldn''t stop reading it''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSuellen Dainty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Burns combines a study of a middle-aged woman, a tale of a highly dysfunctional family and slow burn of a mystery, creating a compelling read that''s at once highly entertaining and wholly disturbing ... A dark and thrilling debut novel: disturbing, gripping, and hugely impressive''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Bookbag\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Burns combines a study of a middle-aged woman, a tale of a highly dysfunctional family and slow burn of a mystery, creating a compelling read that''s at once highly entertaining and wholly disturbing ... A dark and thrilling debut novel: disturbing, gripping, and hugely impressive''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTM Logan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Absolutely loved it. I would advise any nail biters to sit on their hands while reading this book because they will chew right down to the knuckle. By far the creepiest novel I have read in a long time ... a highly original and intriguing mystery so compelling that I abandoned my own work to finish it''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eLiz Nugent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Compelling and wonderfully dark, choked with suspense and yet leisurely in the telling. I enjoyed it immensely''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eEmma Curtis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A dark exploration of evil in its many forms, this is an uncomfortable and disturbing yet utterly compelling read''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSJI Halliday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A dark, compelling story with a few twists and turns that will keep the reader glued to the pages ... I found myself completely engrossed in Marion''s disturbing world, which was well drawn by Catherine Burns. A  very strong debut''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSarah Denzil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''An insidious, creepy novel, with a slow burn that leads to a horrifying revelation''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Beautifully written… [a] dark, gritty and inviting tale that explores the darker side of human nature''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eReview Corner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A wonderfully dark and suspenseful read from a talented debut author''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDamp Pebbles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The writing, the characters and the mood of this book were absolutely superbly done''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eBookBum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A deeply disturbing and unforgettable novel, dripping with evil and horror… furiously gripping, addictive and absolutely impossible to put down''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Book Babe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57316550705534,"sku":"NW9781785079177","price":8.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781785079177.jpg?v=1778693137","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/visitors-3","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}