The House on the Brink

by John Gordon

Book Overview

Returning home through a bog late one night, sixteen-year-old Dick Dodds passes a trail that for some reason sends a chill up his spine. He feels the same inexplicable terror the next day when he explores the trail further and meets a girl, Helen Johnson, who saw something that looked like a man with no arms or legs moving and gliding across the landscape. The mystery deepens when a local widow, Mrs Knowles, becomes convinced that something evil...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1954321813
• ISBN13: 9781954321816
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Valancourt Books
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Mystery on the Fens

Another spine-chiller from the author of The Giant Under the Snow, this novel for older teenagers (its tone is dark and scary) has convincing characters and a strong storyline. Threads of ancient history and the supernatural are interwoven with the lives of the main characters to create a thrilling tale.I enjoyed the way the author suggests that echoes of the past can influence the present and the way the landscape is used to create atmosphere and mystery. I also like the spare but evocative style in which the story is written.