The Night Strangers - Softcover

Bohjalian, Chris

3.19

17,804 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0857206737 ISBN 13: 9780857206732

Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK, 2011

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It begins with a door in a dusky corner of a basement in a rambling Victorian house in northern New Hampshire. A door that someone has sealed it shut with thirty-nine enormous carriage bolts. The home's new owners are Chip and Emily Linton and their twin daughters. Chip was an an airline pilot until he was forced to crash land on a remote lake the jet he was flying after double engine failure. Thirty-nine people aboard Flight 1611 died that day - a coincidence not lost on Chip when he discovers the number of bolts in that basement door ...Meanwhile, his wife is increasingly troubled about the women in this sparsely populated village, self-proclaimed 'herbalists'. Why do they seem excessively interested in her young daughters. Emily is terrified, too, that her husband's grip on sanity seems to have become increasingly tenuous, in the wake of the devastating plane accident.

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Review:

'Bohjalian flings himself into a full-blooded romance with the paranormal. In doing so, he earns a place alongside Stephen King ... expertly and, at times, beautifully written, deliciously creepy' --Boston Globe

'Riveting. . .seamless. . .a hell of a good ghost story.' --Justin Cronin, author of The Passage

'A gripping paranormal thriller. . .Meticulous research and keen attention to detail give depth and character to [the] eerie world. . .Bohjalian is a master, and the slow-mounting dread makes this a frightful ride.' --Publishers Weekly

'A page-turner of uncommon depth. Guilt, egotism, and fear all play parts in this genre-bending novel.' --Booklist

'Compelling. . .a practical magick horror story'
--Kirkus Review

'Chris Bohjalian's powerful novel grips like a vice from first to last.' --Sally Cousins, The Sunday Telegraph, November 20, 2011

'From its opening page, Bohjalian's story grabs you like a disembodied hand coming out of a black night and doesn't stop shaking.
If you've ever wondered what it would be like if Stephen King reshaped the folksy stories of Jane Hamilton, this is your book' --The Daily Mail

About the Author:

Chris Bohjalian is the critically acclaimed author of 11 novels, including Skeletons at the Feast and his most recent New York Times bestseller, The Double Bind, published by Pocket Books. His work has been translated into eighteen languages and published in twenty-one countries. He lives in Vermont with his wife and daughter.

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