From
Bram Stoker Award nominee Ronald Malfi, comes a brilliantly chilling novel of
childhood revisited, memories resurrected, and fears reborn…
When
Laurie was a little girl, she was forbidden to enter the room at the top of the
stairs. It was one of many rules imposed by her cold, distant father. Now, in a
final act of desperation, her father has exorcised his demons. But when Laurie
returns to claim the estate with her husband and ten-year-old daughter, it's as
if the past refuses to die. She feels it lurking in the broken moldings, sees
it staring from an empty picture frame, hears it laughing in the moldy
greenhouse deep in the woods...
At
first, Laurie thinks she's imagining things. But when she meets her daughter's
new playmate, Abigail, she can't help but notice her uncanny resemblance to
another little girl who used to live next door. Who died next door. With each
passing day, Laurie's uneasiness grows stronger, her thoughts more disturbing.
Like her father, is she slowly losing her mind? Or is something truly
unspeakable happening to those sweet little girls?
Praise
for Ronald Malfi and his novels:
“One
cannot help but think of writers like Peter Straub and Stephen King.”
—FearNet
“Malfi
is a skillful storyteller.”—New York Journal of Books
“A
complex and chilling tale….terrifying.”—Robert McCammon
“Malfi’s
lyrical prose creates an atmosphere of eerie
claustrophobia…haunting.”—Publishers Weekly
“A
thrilling, edge-of-your-seat ride that should not be missed.”—Suspense Magazine
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Ronald
Malfi, Biography—
Ronald
Malfi is an award-winning author of several horror novels, mysteries, and
thrillers. In 2009, his crime drama, “Shamrock Alley,” won a Silver IPPY Award.
In 2011, his ghost story/mystery novel, “Floating Staircase,” was nominated for
a Bram Stoker Award by the Horror Writers Association for best novel, and also
won a Gold IPPY Award for best horror novel. Most recognized for his haunting,
literary style and memorable characters, Malfi's dark fiction has gained
acceptance among readers of all genres.
He was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1977, and eventually relocated to
the Chesapeake Bay area, where he currently resides with his wife and
daughters.
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