The Deep End of Fear

by Elizabeth Chandler

Book Overview

Let Sleeping Ghosts Lie Twelve years ago Kate's family left the Westbrook estate on a stormy night, just after young Ashley Westbrook drowned in an icy pond. Now kate, alone in the world, has returned to the estate to tutor another spoiled Westbrook child, Patrick. The seven-year-old says he talks to Ashley by the pond. He does dangerous, deadly things because, he says, "Ashley dared me to." Just as Ashley once dared a shy, little Kate twelve years...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689852592
• ISBN13: 9780689852596
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Simon Pulse
• Length: 311 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Stupendous

This is simply outstanding, the characters are rich and captivating. The plot is unusually intriguing and the fright-factor is perfect. I absolutely love this book and would reccomend it to just about anyone! *Note* It is a touch scary, but don't let this detour you, it is a phenominal book that is surely worth reading and the scariness is pure plot-enhancement!

Another Awesome Mystery!

In the 4th Dark Secrets Novel, we go back to Wisteria, Maryland; this time to the huge Westbrook Estate. 12 years earlier, Kate Vernelli left the estate on a snowy, stormy night, just days after her playmate Ashley's death. Her mother was Ashley's nanny. Now Kate is back, hoping to return an item that her artist father requested she return to Adrian, the owner of the estate. To get inside, she becomes tutor/nanny to 7 year old Patrick, Adrian's youngest son. Kate soon realizes that Patrick's relatives are backstabbing, cruel people, and may be out to hurt Pat. But Patrick begins to talk about his new friend, Ashley, who just happens to have the same characteristics as the Ashley Kate knew 12 years ago. This book is so perfect, and out of the other 3 in the series, I liked this one best. READ THIS NOVEL!! It is a perfect mystery for any teen!

This book was GREAT!

This book was awesome, I really enjoyed it. Elizabeth Chandler's other Dark Secrets books are also really good. If you liked her other Dark Secrets books you will definately like this one. I reccomend it to anyone who is looking to read a thriller with a romance to it. This book will keep you guessing the whole time. ;-)

Amazing as always

Well i have read all of the Dark Secrets books. Starting with No Time To Die, then Don't Tell, Legacy of Lies and now Deep End of Fear. The Deep End of Fear was much better then Don't tell and Legay of Lies and just as good as Don't Tell.Katie and her parents are fleeing from the Westbrook estate shortly after the death of seven yr old Ashley. But why? WHy did the car swerve suddenly, what was her daddy sorry for?Twelve yrs later her father dies of cancer and she is left to fulfill his wishes. One of which is to return to WestBrook Estate and return a ring that was for some reason in her house. Kate takes on the role as a tutor for Adrains(Mr. Westbrook) son, Patrick. Everything in the estate is just as Kate remembers it. Suddenly Patrick begins speaking ofa girl named Ashley who dares him to do things, dangerous things. Things that a girl named Ashley, dead of twelve yrs, dared her to do.Kate meets up with old freinds and finds a new intrest in a yound hockey player named Sam. Adrian's heirs are not happy about her being their seeing as she was around when Ashley died. All the members make this very obvious. As well as everyone telling her she can not trust every person she is beginning to. She is left with Patrick and maybe Sam to really turn to.Suddenly Patrick will not go near her. Calling her rude names and abandoning her in rough times. Kate is thrown into a deadly game of Cat and Mouse with her as the mouse and the cat throwing clues from the past in. What were her parents talking about twelve years ago? Did AShley really die? Well I'm certainly not going to spoil the ending. Read the book!

Slepping Ghoast awake!

Take it from someone who has read all of the Dark Secrets books. This is one of the best. Thicker than most of them, it has a great twist that you would never believe! Of course the handsome boy is in the story, along with the faitful old town of Wistera. This time a girl had lived there when she was 5 yrs. till a friend was drowned. She left in the middle of the night not knowing why. Returning from England to return something to the owner of the house she gets sucked into a job, along with family issuses. When her job starts to dig up old memeries, along with some of hers, things get scary. Great book for anyone who likes mistery, not as much Romance in this one though. Hope you enjoy the book!