But why has that person been chosen, by whom and for what purpose? The answers lie waiting in the long attic, at the top of the stairs. Because every nine years, on the last Saturday of October, a 'guest' is summoned to Slade House. This unnerving, taut and intricately woven tale by one of our most original and bewitching writers begins in 1979 and comes to its turbulent conclusion around Hallowe'en, 2015. A stranger greets you and invites you inside. Read more house that doesn't quite make sense too grand for the shabby neighbourhood, too large for the space it occupies. No handle, no keyhole, but at your touch it swings open. Find the small black iron door set into the right-hand wall. 'ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANTLY INVENTIVE WRITERS OF THIS, OR ANY, COUNTRY' Independent 'Deliciously creepy' Sunday Times 'Irresistible' Mail on Sunday 'Skin-crawling' Observer 'Manically ingenious' Guardian 'An elegant fright-fest' The Times The chilling seventh novel from the critically acclaimed author of Cloud Atlas and Utopia Avenue Turn down Slade Alley - narrow, dank and easy to miss, even when you're looking for it. Prepare to be chilled, electrified and entertained - a gem of a novel from 'one of the most brilliantly inventive writers of this, or any country' (Independent).
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