Dark domestic suspense meets haunted house horror in this unnerving adult debut guaranteed to keep you awake for days afterward, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Don’t Let the Forest In and Hazelthorn


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The walls are closing in on her perfect new life.

Single mother Elodie’s life has become a fairy tale. She’s met Bren, equal parts Golden-retriever-devoted and sinfully handsome. He’s whisked her and her autistic son, Jude, to the crumbling family house he’s renovating. She has a new husband, a new house, and a new baby on the way. Everything is perfect.

Until Jude claims he can hear voices in the walls. He says their renovations are “hurting” the house. Even Elodie can’t ignore it―something strange is going on.

The question is, Is it with the house, or with her son?

And what is Elodie hiding?

"A masterpiece." - Ava Reid

"Brilliantly tense, paranoid, masterfully wrought." - Dawn Kurtagich

"Prepare to have your heartstrings clawed." - T. Marie Vandelly

About the Author
CG Drews is the award-winning #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hazelthorn, Don’t Let the Forest In, and You Did Nothing Wrong. Their work has been translated into over 12 languages, won the Barnes & Noble 2025 YA Award, and has been nominated for the 2020 and 2025 Carnegie Medal, as well as being Indie Next Picks and Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selections. CG lives in Australia under a pile of unread books.


Product details
Publisher ‏ : ‎ St. Martin's Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 17, 2026
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Pages ‏ : ‎ 304
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1250369991
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250369994