In this atmospheric thriller from Catriona McPherson, a young widow seeking refuge from her grief wades into the mists at the far end of memory lane-where something even darker awaits.
Reeling from the death of her husband, thirty-something audiobook narrator Lindsay Hale retreats to her Scottish hometown and the comforts of old times. The bungalow where she grew up is just as she left it, next to the scrapyard her family still owns. But something is wrong…something beyond grief.
Something she can only glimpse from the corner of her eye.
Lindsay's brother and best friend are there to welcome her back. An elderly widow helps Lindsay make sense of her new normal, and a kind man hints at unexpected possibilities. But when her widow friend vanishes, only Lindsay seems to notice. And while she starts "recognizing" strangers, she begins forgetting familiar faces.
Every night, as Lindsay's dream house fills with nightmares, she wonders whether she's truly unraveling-or if something more sinister's at play. Buried secrets surface and reality bends, forcing Lindsay to face the terrifying truth that her new haven isn't so safe after all.
| ISBN: | 9781662535598 |
| Publication date: | 1st May 2026 |
| Author: | Catriona McPherson |
| Publisher: | Thomas & Mercer an imprint of Amazon Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 335 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Thriller and Suspense Fiction: special features |
In this atmospheric thriller from Catriona McPherson, a young widow seeking refuge from her grief wades into the mists at the far end of memory lane-where something even darker awaits.
Reeling from the death of her husband, thirty-something audiobook narrator Lindsay Hale retreats to her Scottish hometown and the comforts of old times. The bungalow where she grew up is just as she left it, next to the scrapyard her family still owns. But something is wrong…something beyond grief.
Something she can only glimpse from the corner of her eye.
Lindsay's brother and best friend are there to welcome her back. An elderly widow helps Lindsay make sense of her new normal, and a kind man hints at unexpected possibilities. But when her widow friend vanishes, only Lindsay seems to notice. And while she starts "recognizing" strangers, she begins forgetting familiar faces.
Every night, as Lindsay's dream house fills with nightmares, she wonders whether she's truly unraveling-or if something more sinister's at play. Buried secrets surface and reality bends, forcing Lindsay to face the terrifying truth that her new haven isn't so safe after all.
The Dead Room features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Thriller and Suspense, Fiction: special features
The Dead Room is available in Paperback
The Dead Room was written by Catriona McPherson and published by Thomas & Mercer an imprint of Amazon Publishing
The Dead Room has 335 pages
£8.09