The House on the Cliff


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Step into a BRAND-NEW, enchanting dual-timeline mystery steeped in secrets, shadows, and the eerie echoes of the past.

1966: Standing on the rugged Cornish coast, Hallows Abbey can be a lonely place for the boys boarding there. For Theresa, however, it offers an escape from her father’s long shadow, and as the school nurse, she tries to be a comfort to those students struggling to adjust to their remote life. But, before the year is over, Theresa will make a terrible decision – and the consequences for the children in her care will change everything…

2025: With her own children having just left home, Amanda’s emotions are in turmoil when she arrives at the isolated school where her husband is to be Deputy Head. When she learns of the school’s tragic history, in which a group of boys went out on a boat trip and disappeared, she becomes obsessed with finding out what happened, even when her research risks upsetting the fragile equilibrium of the school. But when she starts to hear voices in the gardens and crying in the halls at night, she begins to wonder if she’s losing her mind.

Lose yourself in a spellbinding tale of forbidden love, buried secrets, and ghostly whispers through time. Perfect for fans of Kate Morton, Barbara Erskine, and The Secret of Crickley Hall.


Praise for Victoria Scott


“ Beautifully written and delightfully unsettling… an evocative read, set in an unusual landscape, that will pull you in from the first page.”

— Rachel Burton