Published by Pan MacMillan
Publication Date: 3rd October 2019
Genre: Contemporary Horror, Mystery & Thrillers
Book Description:
Cold Hill House has been razed to the ground by fire, replaced with a development of ultra-modern homes. Gone with the flames are the violent memories of the house’s history, and a new era has begun.
Although much of Cold Hill Park is still a construction site, the first two families move into their new houses. For Jason and Emily Danes, this is their forever home, and for Maurice and Claudette Penze-Weedell, it’s the perfect place to live out retirement. Despite the ever present rumble of cement mixers and diggers, Cold Hill Park appears to be the ideal place to live. But looks are deceptive and it’s only a matter of days before both couples start to feel they are not alone in their new homes.
There is one thing that never appears in the estate agent brochures: nobody has ever survived beyond forty in Cold Hill House and no one has ever truly left . . .
From the number one bestselling author, Peter James, comes The Secret of Cold Hill. The spine-chilling follow-up to The House on Cold Hill. Now a smash-hit stage play.
My Thoughts:
I decided to dive straight in to the sequel to the House of Cold Hill which I read at Halloween and managed to completely creep myself out by reading it by lamplight. Not my wisest decision!
The Secret of Cold Hill begins with a couple of prospective buyers conducting a viewing of Lake House the biggest, most impressive property in a new development built on the site of Cold Hill House, the large mansion house which was destroyed by fire. Mike and Julie Diamond make possibly the best decision of their lives as they make a hasty exit from the site when the viewing takes an unexpected turn. The new properties are crammed with all the latest technology - but that's not the only added extra the houses come with as new owners of Lakeview Drive soon find out as they move in. Both the Penze-Weedells and the Danes families probably would come to wish they had made the same decision as the Diamonds - if only they had the opportunity.
Some of this second book felt a bit repetitive but that could have been because I moved immediately on from the first novel but in some ways it was rather good to have some characters making reappearances (literally), especially the tractor driver and the vicar who had featured strongly before.
I'm actually not sure which of the two books unsettled me the most as you kind of expect an ages old building to have its share of hauntings due to its history however a development of new builds should be a pretty safe environment to start the next chapter of your life, right? Unfortunately it would seem that some things are stronger than even bricks and mortar and they don't like change!
Great ghostly goings on once again from the pen of Peter James.About the Author:
Synonymous with plot-twisting page-turners, Peter has garnered an army of loyal fans throughout his storytelling career – which also included stints writing for TV and producing films. He has won over 40 awards for his work, including the WHSmith Best Crime Author of All Time Award, Crime Writers’ Association Diamond Dagger and a BAFTA nomination for The Merchant of Venice starring Al Pacino and Jeremy Irons for which he was an Executive Producer. Many of Peter’s novels have been adapted for film, TV and stage.
Visit Peter James www.peterjames.com or via Twitter @peterjamesuk.
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