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The Secret of Cold Hill

The Spine-chilling, Pulse-pounding, Spooky Suspense Novel From The Number One Bestselling Author of the Roy Grace Series!

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The Secret of Cold Hill

By: Peter James
Narrated by: Jack Hawkins
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From the number one bestselling author, Peter James, comes The Secret of Cold Hill. The spine-chilling follow-up to The House on Cold Hill. Now a smash-hit stage play.

Cold Hill House has been razed to the ground by fire, replaced with a development of ultra-modern homes. Gone with the flames are the violent memories of the house’s history, and a new era has begun.

Although much of Cold Hill Park is still a construction site, the first two families move into their new houses. For Jason and Emily Danes, this is their forever home, and for Maurice and Claudette Penze-Weedell, it’s the perfect place to live out retirement. Despite the ever present rumble of cement mixers and diggers, Cold Hill Park appears to be the ideal place to live. But looks are deceptive and it’s only a matter of days before both couples start to feel they are not alone in their new homes.

There is one thing that never appears in the estate agent brochures: nobody has ever survived beyond forty in Cold Hill House and no one has ever truly left . . .

 Crime Fiction Ghosts Horror Suspense Thriller & Suspense Haunted Scary Crime Fiction

Critic reviews

Impeccable . . . (Sunday Times on The House on Cold Hill)
James is a compelling storyteller and he ratchets up the tension in increments, so that his readers will be suitably terrified. By the time you want to scream 'Look behind you!', it's already too late (‘Halloween Chillers’, Daily Mail, on The House on Cold Hill)
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I enjoyed this story but it was I suppose usurprisingly very similar to its predecessor.
Good narration and worth a listen but not a classic by any means (unfortunately)!

Not bad...but not great!

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absolutely fantastic story, please read the first one before you listen to this! story is amazing and couldn't stop listening, not for the faint hearted I was constantly jumpy while listening!

must read the first book cold hill before this one

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A lovely narration. This will not keep you up at night but a very enjoyable, fun horror. Perfect for winter nights. Doesn't require too much concentration.

A jolly horror for Christmas

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Kept us, guessing all the way. Twist at the end not totally surprising, but don't want to give too much away, as it was still a great listen.

Entertaining story, performed well

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I like Peter James writing style and I have read many of the Dead books. I was a little apprehensive about trying this but I was not disappointed. It was well written,well read and held my attention.

Loved It.

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