Black Rabbit Hall: The enchanting mystery from the Richard & Judy bestselling author of The Glass House

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The spellbinding novel from Sunday Times bestseller Eve Chase - One golden family. One fateful summer. Four lives changed forever . . . For the four Alton children, Black Rabbit Hall is the perfect summer escape where not much ever happens - until one stormy evening, something does, and their idyllic world is shattered. Decades later, Lorna is drawn to a beautiful yet crumbling old house she hazily remembers from childhood - feels a bond she does not understand. But a disturbing message left by one of the Alton children tells her that Black Rabbit Hall's history is as dark and tangled as its woods. And much like her own past, it must be brought into the light . . .

Eve Chase writes rich, page-turning mysteries set in beautiful places, thick with secrets. The Glass House was a Sunday Times bestseller, Richard and Judy Book Club pick and word-of-mouth lockdown hit. Longlisted for the HWA Gold Crown award, The Vanishing of Audrey Wilde went on to become an Amazon bestseller. Black Rabbit Hall won the Saint-Maur en Poche prize in Paris for Best Foreign Fiction and also went on to be an Amazon bestseller. Before writing novels, Eve worked as a journalist in magazines and newspapers. Married with three children, she lives in Oxford, alongside a very hairy golden retriever called Harry.Say hello on Instagram and Twitter @EvePollyChase and facebook.com/EveChaseAuthor. For press reviews and more detail about her books visit evechase.com

Apart from the occasional classic, I have rarely felt the urge to read a book twice ... Black Rabbit Hall's beautifully crafted mystery is a delight I want to experience again and again ... make Chase's debut the one to pack in your suitcase ***** Stylist There's something about tales of mysterious old buildings that have the ability to set hairs on end. In this one, two intertwining stories explore the magnificence of Black Rabbit Hall and the dark secrets behind its walls. Perfect Red Atmospheric, with echoes of Du Maurier, this haunting novel enchanted me -- Fanny Blake Woman & Home Beautifully, poetically written and reminiscent of everything from I Capture The Castle to Hansel And Gretel. Eve Chase is a name to watch -- Wendy Holden Daily Mail A cracking pool-side saga Good Housekeeping Black Rabbit Hall pulls you like a sleepwalker into a beautiful, hazy story about a grand Cornish home full of character and thunderclap memories, we found ourselves breathless with anticipation. Eve Chase's debut novel is like a prolonged and beautiful daydream, celebrating the enduring power of place in our lives iBooks Books of the Month Black Rabbit Hall is a seductive wonder of a novel; with echoes of Daphne Du Maurier and Dodie Smith, it pulls you irresistibly into its world where nothing is quite as it first appears. Elizabeth Fremantle Expertly crafted, dark, beautiful and utterly enthralling Rowan Coleman Family secrets, forbidden lust, and a family of four extraordinary children who'll stick with you long after they've scattered off the page. Eve Chase kept me up with her gorgeous descriptions of a crumbling Cornwall estate and the unruly brood who meets tragedy within its walls Miranda Beverly-Whittemore, New York Times bestselling author of Bittersweet A stunning new writer has arrived - gripping and heart rending, this novel is full of original characters which don't let you forget them Katie Fforde A deliciously intriguing novel whose rich sense of time and place bear more than a few echoes of du Maurier's best Alex Marwood, Edgar Award-winning author of The Wicked Girls A sheer delight. It has everything: a glorious setting, characters to fall in love with, secrets galore and enough twists and turns to keep you guessing until the very last page. Wonderful Veronica Henry A plot so absorbing that Black Rabbit time will creep up out of the pages and envelop you completely ... To say I loved this book would be an understatement The Book Bag It's a fast-paced story of secrets, betrayal and consequence ... we promise you'll be gripped Essentials Magazine The perfect piece of summer escapism, gently edged with glamorous fairy dust. We loved it Psychologies Magazine, September Book Club choice A fabulous story. Masterfully realised by Chase, this is one of those books that demands complete attention and lingers in your mind for days after finishing the last page Thebookbag.co.uk Brilliant The Lady Debut novelist Chase weaves together Lorna's investigations with Amber's tribulations, a tapestry embroidered with madness, a horrifying accident, and malicious lies. Compellingly readable and riddled with twists and turns worthy of Daphne du Maurier, Chase's tale will delight Kirkus Reviews Chase's heart-wrenching first novel is equal parts romance, mystery, and historical fiction Library Journal Chase deserves high marks for her atmospheric setting and vivid prose, and fans of old-fashioned gothic stories will find this a winner Publishers Weekly