book cover

Darkmere

by Helen Maslin

Interest age: 14 to 17
Reading age: 11+

Published by Chicken House, 2015

  • Coming-of-age
  • Ghost story
  • Historical
  • Love and romance
  • Thriller

About this book

A summer spent camping in a derelict castle with its own private beach, is especially appealing to Kate as the person asking her to go is Leo, the coolest guy in school.

Kate also hopes she will finally get to be 'one of the gang' but Leo, and the castle, are not what they seem and amid local reports of hauntings, smuggling and a historic curse, the dream summer becomes a nightmare. Is it possible that the grim secrets of the castle's past could somehow be reaching out to destroy the present?

This dual-narrative romantic thriller links Kate's contemporary story with events from 200 years ago and the terrible fate of the castle's first mistress. For fans of Point Horror.

More books like this

Share this page Twitter Facebook LinkedIn