Return to Blackwater House
Vikki Patis
You can run from your past, but you can't hide forever...
Rebecca Bray has moved on from a childhood she desperately wants to forget.
She has everything she's ever wanted - the perfect fiancé, a loving stepdaughter, a career she's proud of, and now the house of her dreams.
But when the family move to the Cornish village where Rebecca grew up, everything she wanted to bury from those years starts to claw at the surface.
Then, when her stepdaughter goes missing at a New Year's Eve party, Rebecca must finally face the ghosts of her past - or Ava might never come home safely...
Rebecca Bray has moved on from a childhood she desperately wants to forget.
She has everything she's ever wanted - the perfect fiancé, a loving stepdaughter, a career she's proud of, and now the house of her dreams.
But when the family move to the Cornish village where Rebecca grew up, everything she wanted to bury from those years starts to claw at the surface.
Then, when her stepdaughter goes missing at a New Year's Eve party, Rebecca must finally face the ghosts of her past - or Ava might never come home safely...
GENRE
Psychological Suspense; Thriller
UK PUBLICATION
March 2022
Psychological Suspense; Thriller
UK PUBLICATION
March 2022
Praise
"Deliciously dark and atmospheric, with a chill running right through its core. Kept me turning the pages deep into the night."
Ann Wyn Clark
"Every womxn should read this. On the surface it's a beautifully-written, haunting and intriguing psychological thriller. Dive deeper and it is about sisterhood in all its aspects. I knew from that incredible opening that I was going to love it."
Barbara Copperthwaite
"Return To Blackwater House will keep you up far too late at night...prepare to be twisted and turned as you desperately keep reading to find out what happens next!"
Sarah Lawton
"I loved this atmospheric, emotionally-charged novel about the secrets within families and the pull of the past. I wanted to savour the characters and the vivid Cornish setting at the same time as being desperate to turn the pages to find out the answer to the mystery! A dark, compelling, moving read from start to finish."
Helen Cooper
"I cannot stop thinking about this book, from the moment I started reading it the characters occupied my thoughts and I found myself wondering what secrets they held and what was about to be revealed. Return to Blackwater House treats the reader to deeply drawn characters, a wild and atmospheric setting, and the perfect blend of a slow burn suspense and page-turning thriller."
S. V. Leonard
"I tore through this dark, twisty thriller that dripped with menace from page one and built to a shocking yet satisfying climax. A must read for 2022."
Sophie Flynn
"This isn't just a story ... it's a full experience. Atmospheric, haunting and superbly plotted. I still have goosebumps!"
Carissa Ann Lynch
"With an evocative setting and cast of carefully drawn complex characters: the brilliantly executed sense of creeping dread absolutely gripped me! Highly recommended for fans of clever psychological thrillers."
Sarah Bonner
"Dark, thrilling with characters that will stay with me ... One to watch next year."
Carys Jones
"A dark tale so expertly weaved and beautifully written, full of living, breathing characters and genuine shocks."
Louise Beech
Ann Wyn Clark
"Every womxn should read this. On the surface it's a beautifully-written, haunting and intriguing psychological thriller. Dive deeper and it is about sisterhood in all its aspects. I knew from that incredible opening that I was going to love it."
Barbara Copperthwaite
"Return To Blackwater House will keep you up far too late at night...prepare to be twisted and turned as you desperately keep reading to find out what happens next!"
Sarah Lawton
"I loved this atmospheric, emotionally-charged novel about the secrets within families and the pull of the past. I wanted to savour the characters and the vivid Cornish setting at the same time as being desperate to turn the pages to find out the answer to the mystery! A dark, compelling, moving read from start to finish."
Helen Cooper
"I cannot stop thinking about this book, from the moment I started reading it the characters occupied my thoughts and I found myself wondering what secrets they held and what was about to be revealed. Return to Blackwater House treats the reader to deeply drawn characters, a wild and atmospheric setting, and the perfect blend of a slow burn suspense and page-turning thriller."
S. V. Leonard
"I tore through this dark, twisty thriller that dripped with menace from page one and built to a shocking yet satisfying climax. A must read for 2022."
Sophie Flynn
"This isn't just a story ... it's a full experience. Atmospheric, haunting and superbly plotted. I still have goosebumps!"
Carissa Ann Lynch
"With an evocative setting and cast of carefully drawn complex characters: the brilliantly executed sense of creeping dread absolutely gripped me! Highly recommended for fans of clever psychological thrillers."
Sarah Bonner
"Dark, thrilling with characters that will stay with me ... One to watch next year."
Carys Jones
"A dark tale so expertly weaved and beautifully written, full of living, breathing characters and genuine shocks."
Louise Beech
Also by Vikki Patis
As Victoria Hawthorne
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World English Language: Hodder & Stoughton