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The Gathering

The Drift

A Sliver of Darkness

The chilling and spine-tingling Sunday Times bestseller

The Other People

'Britain's female Stephen King'  Daily Mail

The Taking of Annie Thorne

The Chalk Man

The Burning Girls

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Hypnotic and horrifying, C. J. Tudor held me captive with another truly terrifying tale. Without doubt her best yet, The Burning Girls left me sleeping with the lights on

Chris Whitaker, bestselling author of Waterstones Thriller of the Month We Begin at the End

Combines crime fiction with elements of gothic horror . . . Tudor operates on the border between credulity and disbelief, creating an atmosphere of menace

A mesmerising and atmospheric page-turner, with plenty of shocks and a surprise twist for a finale. Her best novel yet

The best book yet from C. J. Tudor

A gothic, spine-tingling roller-coaster of a story that expertly weaves the tale of eight martyrs from 500 years ago with a contemporary narrative about a priest coming to terms with their past, The Burning Girls adds yet more evidence to the fact that C. J. Tudor is a master of horror

It's definitely the best of Tudor's books to date, which says a lot. This is one talented author and her international reputation is well-deserved . . . This is a great novel for a dark night in a snowstorm

This creepy, tense thriller, packed with twists and turns, keeps the reader immersed until the shocking conclusion

Chilling . . . Mixes real historical events with fictional horror and mystery

Best-selling author C. J. Tudor returns with another page-turner

Pacey, spooky . . . the twists keep coming

Creepy . . . Tudor throws everything at her reader in a complex plot

Reverend Jack Brooks is looking for a fresh start. 
Chapel Croft appears the perfect place, but the village has a dark and dangerous 
history - and the ghosts of its past refuse to stay buried. 
Decades ago, two girls disappeared. And just months ago, the last vicar 
committed suicide - but not before leaving a message for Jack. 
Jack must uncover the truth, or risk sacrificing the village to the evils that lie 
within. 
But the truth is hard to find, when everyone has something to hide. And as long buried 
secrets of Jack's own resurface, faith alone will not save them . . .

** NOW A NETFLIX SERIES STARRING SAMANTHA MORTON AND RUBY STOKES** 
 
The chilling RICHARD &amp; JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalk Man 
 
If you see the Burning Girls something bad will befall you... 
 
'A mesmerising and atmospheric page-turner, with plenty of shocks and a surprise twist for a finale. Her best novel yet' SUNDAY EXPRESS 
 
'Hypnotic and horrifying . . . Without doubt her best yet, The Burning Girls left me sleeping with the lights on' CHRIS WHITAKER 
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500 years ago: eight martyrs burned 
30 years ago: two teenagers vanished 
Two months ago: a vicar died mysteriously 
 
Welcome to Chapel Croft. 
 
For Rev Jack Brooks and teenage daughter Flo it's a fresh start. New job, new home. But in a close-knit community old superstitions and a mistrust of outsiders mean treading carefully. 
 
Yet right away Jack has more frightening concerns. 
 
Why did no one say the last vicar killed himself? Why is Flo plagued by visions of burning girls? And who is sending them threatening messages? 
 
Old ghosts with scores to settle can never rest. And Jack is standing in their way . . . 
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'Tudor operates on the border between credulity and disbelief, creating an atmosphere of menace' Sunday Times 
 
'A gothic, spine-tingling roller-coaster of a story . . . CJ Tudor is a master of horror' C.J. COOKE, author of The Nesting 
 
'The best book yet from C. J. Tudor' Best 
 
Praise for C. J. Tudor: 
 
'C. J. Tudor is terrific. I can't wait to see what she does next' Harlan Coben 
 
'Britain's female Stephen King' Daily Mail 
 
'A mesmerizingly chilling and atmospheric page-turner' J.P. Delaney 
 
'Her books have the ability to simultaneously make you unable to stop reading while wishing you could bury the book somewhere deep underground where it can't be found. Compelling and haunting' Sunday Express 
 
'Some writers have it, and some don't. C. J. Tudor has it big time' Lee Child 
 
'A dark star is born' A. J. Finn

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