Jennifer McMahon

The New York Times bestselling author of Promise Not to Tell returns with a simmering literary thriller about ghostly secrets, dark choices, and the unbreakable bond between mothers and daughters . . . sometimes too unbreakable. West Hall, Vermont, has always been a town of strange disappearances and old legends. The most mysterious is that of Sara Harrison Shea, who, in 1908, was found dead in the field behind her house just months after the tragic death of her daughter, Gertie. Now, in present day, nineteen-year-old Ruthie lives in Sara's farmhouse with her mother, Alice, and her younger sister, Fawn. Alice has always insisted that they live off the grid, a decision that suddenly proves perilous when Ruthie wakes up one morning to find that Alice has vanished without a trace. Searching for clues, she is startled to find a copy of Sara Harrison Shea's diary hidden beneath the floorboards of her mother's bedroom. As Ruthie gets sucked deeper into the mystery of Sara's fate, she discovers that she's not the only person who's desperately looking for someone that they've lost. But she may be the only one who can stop history from repeating itself.

The New York Times bestselling author of The Invited will shock you with a simmering psychological thriller about ghostly secrets, dark choices, and the unbreakable bond between mothers and daughters.West Hall, Vermont, has always been a town of strange disappearances and old legends. The most mysterious is that of Sara Harrison Shea, who, in 1908, was found dead in the field behind her house just months after the tragic death of her daughter. Now, in present day, nineteen-year-old Ruthie lives in Saras farmhouse with her mother, Alice, and her younger sister. Alice has always insisted that they live off the grid, a decision that has weighty consequences when Ruthie wakes up one morning to find that Alice has vanished. In her search for clues, she is startled to find a copy of Sara Harrison Shea's diary hidden beneath the floorboards of her mother's bedroom. As Ruthie gets sucked into the historical mystery, she discovers that shes not the only person looking for someone that theyve lost. But she may be the only one who can stop history from repeating itself.A Boston Globe Best Book of the Year

A NEW YORK TIMES BEST THRILLER OF 2021In this blisteringly suspenseful tale that will keep you up at night (Wendy Webb, author of Daughters of the Lake), a woman returns to the old family home after her sister mysteriously drowns in its swimming poolbut shes not the pools only victim.Be careful what you wish for. When Jax receives nine missed calls from her older sister, Lexie, she assumes that its just another one of her sisters episodes. Manic and increasingly out of touch with reality, Lexie has pushed Jax away for over a year. But the next day, Lexie is dead: drowned in the pool at their grandmothers estate. When Jax arrives at the house to go through her sisters things, she learns that Lexie was researching the history of their family and the property. And as she dives deeper into the research herself, she discovers that the land holds a far darker past than she could have ever imagined. In 1929, thirty-seven-year-old newlywed Ethel Monroe hopes desperately for a baby. In an effort to distract her, her husband whisks her away on a trip to Vermont, where a natural spring is showcased by the newest and most modern hotel in the Northeast. Once there, Ethel learns that the water is rumored to grant wishes, never suspecting that the spring takes in equal measure to what it gives. A modern-day ghost story that illuminates how the past, though sometimes forgotten, is never really far behind us, The Drowning Kind is satisfying on every level: Marvelously chilling, elegantly written, a true page-turner (Janelle Brown, New York Times bestselling author).

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Drowning Kind comes a genre-defying novel, inspired by Mary Shelleys masterpiece Frankenstein, that brilliantly explores the eerie mysteries of childhood and the evils perpetrated by the monsters among us.1978: At her renowned treatment center in picturesque Vermont, the brilliant psychiatrist, Dr. Helen Hildreth, is acclaimed for her compassionate work with the mentally ill. But when shes home with her cherished grandchildren, Vi and Eric, shes just Granteaching them how to take care of their pets, preparing them home-cooked meals, providing them with care and attention and love.Then one day Gran brings home a child to stay with the family. Irissilent, hollow-eyed, skittish, and feraldoes not behave like a normal girl.Still, Violet is thrilled to have a new playmate. She and Eric invite Iris to join their Monster Club, where they dream up ways to defeat all manner of monsters. Before long, Iris begins to come out of her shell. She and Vi and Eric do everything together: ride their bicycles, go to the drive-in, meet at their clubhouse in secret to hunt monsters. Because, as Vi explains, monsters are everywhere.2019: Lizzy Shelley, the host of the popular podcast Monsters Among Us, is traveling to Vermont, where a young girl has been abducted, and a monster sighting has the town in an uproar. Shes determined to hunt it down, because Lizzy knows better than anyone that monsters are realand one of them is her very own sister.A must for psychological thriller fans (Publishers Weekly, starred review), The Children on the Hill takes us on a breathless journey to face the primal fears that lurk within us all.

Helen y Nate abandonaron la ciudad con la esperanza de comenzar de nuevo en una apartada localidad de Vermont, su idea es formar un hogar en el bosque donde puedan alejarse del bullicio y el ajetreo citadino.En medio de aquel paisaje imponente las cosas parecen marchar bien hasta que descubren que ese hermoso lugar guarda un secreto perturbador y Helen, antigua profesora de historia, se obsesiona con la leyenda de Hattie Breckenridge, una mujer acusada de brujeria que un siglo antes vivio y murio en ese sitio. Conforme la construccion avanza, Helen comienza a coleccionar antiguos objetos y materiales que incorpora a la casa. La viga de una vieja escuela, los ladrillos de un molino o los restos de una chimenea son algunas de las piezas que la sumergiran cada dia mas profundamente en la terrible historia de Hattie y sus descendientes: tres generaciones de mujeres que murieron en circunstancias sospechosas. Asi, lo que fue un sueño para la joven pareja se volvera su peor pesadilla, pues, sin saberlo, al terminar de construir la casa despertaran en el pueblo una amenaza inimaginable.Jennifer McMahon, la autora bestseller del New York Times, nos presenta una terrorifica historia de fantasmas sobre un bosque ancestral, un linaje de mujeres condenadas y una localidad que esconde crimenes terribles.Audiolibro narrado en español neutro

NATIONAL BESTSELLER The New York Times bestselling author of The Invited will shock you with a simmering psychological thriller about ghostly secrets, dark choices, and the unbreakable bond between mothers and daughters. "One of the years most chilling novels." The Miami HeraldWest Hall, Vermont, has always been a town of strange disappearances and old legends. The most mysterious is that of Sara Harrison Shea, who, in 1908, was found dead in the field behind her house just months after the tragic death of her daughter. Now, in present day, nineteen-year-old Ruthie lives in Saras farmhouse with her mother, Alice, and her younger sister. Alice has always insisted that they live off the grid, a decision that has weighty consequences when Ruthie wakes up one morning to find that Alice has vanished. In her search for clues, she is startled to find a copy of Sara Harrison Sheas diary hidden beneath the floorboards of her mothers bedroom. As Ruthie gets sucked into the historical mystery, she discovers that shes not the only person looking for someone that theyve lost. But she may be the only one who can stop history from repeating itself.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Children on the Hill, a chilling psychological thriller that delivers both chilling scares and genuine emotion (Chandler Baker, New York Times bestselling author) about a woman who takes in her dying, alcoholic motheronly to fear that something far more demonic has come home with her.Alison has never been a fan of Christmas. But with it right around the corner and her husband busily decorating their cozy Vermont home, she has no choice but to face it. Then she gets the call.Mavis, Alisons estranged mother, has been diagnosed with cancer and has only weeks to live. She wants to spend her remaining days with her daughters family. But Alison grew up with her mothers alcoholism and violent abuse and is reluctant to unearth these traumatic memories. Still, she eventually agrees to take in Mavis, hoping that she and her mother could finally heal and have the relationship shes always dreamed of.But when mysterious and otherworldly things start happening upon Maviss arrival, Alison begins to suspect her mother is not quite who she seems. And as the holiday festivities turn into a nightmare, she must confront just how far she is willing to go to protect her family in this twisty, propulsive, character-driven, and hair-raisingly scary (Nick Cutter, author of The Troop) novel.

Muitos acreditam que a pequena cidade de West Hall seja mal-assombrada. Ao longo de sua história, vários casos de pessoas desaparecidas foram registrados na região – mistérios nunca desvendados. Algu

A chilling ghost story with a twist: the New York Times bestselling author of The Winter People returns to the woods of Vermont to tell the story of a husband and wife who dont simply move into a haunted house--they build one....In a quest for a simpler life, Helen and Nate have abandoned the comforts of suburbia to take up residence on forty-four acres of rural land where they will begin the ultimate, aspirational do-it-yourself project: building the house of their dreams. When they discover that this beautiful property has a dark and violent past, Helen, a former history teacher, becomes consumed by the local legend of Hattie Breckenridge, a woman who lived and died there a century ago. With her passion for artifacts, Helen finds special materials to incorporate into the house--a beam from an old schoolroom, bricks from a mill, a mantel from a farmhouse--objects that draw her deeper into the story of Hattie and her descendants, three generations of Breckenridge women, each of whom died suspiciously. As the building project progresses, the house will become a place of menace and unfinished business: a new home, now haunted, that beckons its owners and their neighbors toward unimaginable danger.

McMahon unfurls a whirlwind of suspense...Combining murder mystery and coming-of-age tale with supernatural elements, this taut novel is above all a reflection on the haunting power of memory. Entertainment WeeklyA womans past and present collide in terrifying ways in this explosive debut by New York Times bestselling author Jennifer McMahon. Forty-one-year-old school nurse Kate Cypher has returned home to rural Vermont to care for her mother, whos afflicted with Alzheimers. On the night she arrives, a young girl is murdereda horrific crime that eerily mirrors another from Kates childhood. Three decades earlier, her dirt-poor friend Delshunned and derided by classmates as "Potato Girl"was brutally slain. Dels killer was never found, while the victim has since achieved immortality in local legends and ghost stories. Now, as this new murder investigation draws Kate irresistibly in, her past and present collide in terrifying, unexpected ways. Because nothing is quite what it seems . . . and the grim specters of her youth are far from forgotten.More than just a murder mystery, Jennifer McMahons extraordinary debut novel, Promise Not to Tell, is a story of friendship and family, devotion and betrayaltautly written, deeply insightful, beautifully evocative, and utterly unforgettable.

An eerie and gripping tale of suspense.A triumph.Boston GlobeA stunning and chilling thriller from the author of the New York Times bestseller Island of Lost Girls that further burnishes her reputation as "One of the brightest new stars of literary suspense" (Los Angeles Times online). When Henry, Tess, Winnie, and Suz form the Compassionate Dismantlers in college, the first rule of their manifesto is, "To understand the nature of a thing, it must be taken apart." But their penchant for acts of meaningful vandalism and elaborate, often dangerous pranks results in Suzs death in the woods of Vermonta tragedy the surviving Dismantlers decide to cover up.Nearly a decade later, Henry and Tess are desperate to forget, but their guilt isnt ready to let them go. When a mysterious Dismantler-style postcard drives a past prank victim to suicide, it sets off a chain of terrifying events that threatens to tear apart their world and engulf their inquisitive nine-year-old daughter, Emma. Is there someone who wants to reveal their secrets? Or is it possible Suz has found a way to enact revenge?Full of white-knuckle tension with deeply human characters caught in circumstances beyond their control, Jennifer McMahons enthralling story proves that she is a master at weaving the fear of the supernatural with the stark realities of life.

From the author of the acclaimed Promise Not to Tell comes a chilling and perfectly plotted tale in which crimes of the past and present blend in a mesmerizing tale of mystery, shattered innocence, guilt, and redemptionOn her a way to a job interview, Rhonda never expected to get caught in the middle of a crime. Sitting in her blue Honda at a gas station, she saw a person dressed as a rabbit grab a young girl out of nearby car. Confused by the absurdity of the rabbit costume, Rhonda does nothing at first. By the time she regains her senses, however, the kidnapper and child are gone. Plagued by guilt, shes determined to help with the investigation. But as she gets closer to discovering the kidnappers identity, she also gets closer to uncovering the truth behind the disappearance of another childher best friend Lizzy who went missing years before. As Rhonda races to solve the two overlapping mysteries, she rekindles an old romances, learns that people from her past a far different than what they seemed, and ultimately finds liberation.Filled with compelling, realistic characters, twisting supense, and creepy turns that will have readers flying through the pages, Island of Lost Girls is a remarkable display of narrative genius from a stellar new talent.

One of the brightest new stars of literary suspense.Los Angeles TimesNew York Times bestselling author Jennifer McMahon is back with a gut-wrenching mystery about an architect whose troubled mother has been found 25 years after being kidnappedby a killer who is still on the looseThe summer of 1985 changed Reggies life. Thirteen, awkward, and without a father, she finds herself mixed up with her schools outcastsCharlie, the local detectives son, and Tara, a goth kid who has a mental hold over Reggie and harbors a dark secret. That same summer a serial killer called Neptune begins kidnapping women. He leaves their severed hands on the police department steps and, five days later, displays their bodies around town. Just when Reggie needs her mother Veraan ex-model with many boyfriends and a thirst for ginthe most, Veras hand is found on the steps. But after five days, theres no body and Neptune disappears.Now a successful architect who left her hometown behind after that horrific summer, Reggie doesnt trust anyone and lives with few attachments. But when she gets a call from a homeless shelter saying that her mother has been found alive, Reggie must confront the ghosts of her past and find Neptune before he kills again.With her signature style, Jennifer McMahon portrays the dark side of adolescent friendship and introduces characters who haunt the imagination, along with a disturbing web of secrets, betrayals, and murder.

From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer McMahon comes five dark and chilling novels in one e-book, including: Promise Not to Tell, Island of Lost Girls, Dismantled, Dont Breathe a Word, and The One I Left Behind.Promise Not to TellA chilling novel about a woman whose past and present collide when she returns to her small hometown to care for her aging mother on the same night a young girl is killed.Island of Lost GirlsWhen 23 year-old Rhonda sees someone in a large rabbit suit kidnap a young girl, the investigation that follows uncovers the secrets behind the disappearance of her childhood friend, Lizzy, years ago.DismantledA novel about a group of old friends who once believed things (and perhaps, people) must be taken apart, literally, to be truly understood.Dont Breathe a WordOne couple finds themselves in a seemingly supernatural web of fairies that links them to a young girls disappearance 15 years ago.The One I Left BehindA gut-wrenching mystery about an architect whose troubled mother has been found 25 years after being kidnapped by a serial killer who is still on the loose.

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Winter People comes a novel of edge-of-your-seat suspense starring a group of misfits trying to outsmart a killer in small-town Vermont.On the surface, Ashford, Vermont, seems like a quaint New England college town, but to those who live among the shadowy remains of its abandoned mills and factories and beneath its towering steel bridges, its known as Burntown. Eva Sandeski, who goes by the name Necco on the street, has been a part of Burntowns underworld for years, ever since the night her father, Miles, drowned in a flood that left her and her mother, Lily, homeless. Now, on the run from a man called Snake Eyes, Necco must rely on other Burntown outsiders to survive. As the lives of these misfits intersect, and as the killer from the Sandeski familys past draws ever closer, a story begins to unfurl with classic Jennifer McMahon twists and turns.

Um segredo macabro habita o Hotel da Torre. Nos anos 1950, o hotel era a maior atração da pequena Londres, em Vermont. Hoje, está abandonado, vivo apenas na memória de três mulheres — as irmãs Piper

The latest novel from New York Times best-selling author Jennifer McMahon is an atmospheric, gripping, and suspenseful tale that probes the bond between sisters and the peril of keeping secrets. Once the thriving attraction of rural Vermont, the Tower Motel now stands in disrepair, alive only in the memories of Amy, Piper, and Pipers kid sister, Margot. The three played there as girls until the day that their games uncovered something dark and twisted in the motels past, something that ruined their friendship forever. Now adult, Piper and Margot have tried to forget what they found that fateful summer, but their lives are upended when Piper receives a panicked midnight call from Margot, with news of a horrific crime for which Amy stands accused. Suddenly, Margot and Piper are forced to relive the time that they found the suitcase that once belonged to Silvie Slater, the aunt that Amy claimed had run away to Hollywood to live out her dream of becoming Hitchcocks next blonde bombshell leading lady. As Margot and Piper investigate, a cleverly woven plot unfoldsrevealing the story of Sylvie and Rose, two other sisters who lived at the motel during its 1950s heyday. Each believed the other to be something truly monstrous, but only one carries the secret that would haunt the generations to come.

Una historia de fantasmas con un giro inesperado. En la tradición de La maldición de Hill House, esta espléndida novela da una vuelta de tuerca al clásico relato de la casa embrujada.Helen y Nate estan ilusionados con la idea de dejar atras la ciudad para mudarse al campo y construirse una casa. Sin embargo, cuando adquieren el terreno en la linde del bosque, poco saben del oscuro y violento pasado que esconde ese lugar. Helen, que es profesora de historia, quedara fascinada por la leyenda local de Hattie Breckenridge, acusada de brujeria hace mas de un siglo, y empezara una investigacion que la llevara al presente. Durante el curso de sus pesquisas y de la construccion de la casa, el peligro que los acecha se volvera cada vez mas real.Por derecho propio, y por mil razones, siempre tiene que estar en cualquier lista de los mejores libros de terror. EsquireBrillante y evocadora, combina las historias de fantasmas y el thriller. BooklistMagnifica. J. D. Barker, autor de El Cuarto Mono

From the New York Times bestselling author of Children on the Hill comes a queer folk horror in which a woman must confront decades of secrecy and superstition to learn the truth about her mothers death.Some towns stay isolated for a reason.1919: Frankie OMassey has always been the black sheep of isolated Boones Ferry, Vermont. Her uncle, Dr. Thomas Endicott, has been training her in the science of medicine, something the townspeople are wary of. When a mysterious illness strikes the town, and the community suspects supernatural forces, the two desperately search for a logical explanation. Patient zero seems to be the towns knackermana recluse who collects dead and dying farm animals to make use of their parts.2016: Siblings Ashley and Malcolm lost their mother two years ago. When their grandmother dies, they inherit a property in Boones Ferrya place theyve heard of but their grandmother has always refused to talk aboutand embark on a trip to their ancestral home. The idyllic town is full of autumnal decor, picturesque farmland, and small-town charm. But some of the townspeople arent very welcomingand they have some unsettling traditions, like leaving offerings to a vengeful spirit four times a year.