A young woman is drawn into a dangerous game after being invited to the mazelike home of her
childhood friend a rumoured witch in this gothic horror set in 1986 Philippines. 'One of
the best horror books of the year.' Darcy Coates bestselling author of The Haunting of Ashburn
House 'A stunning gothic and an exceptional debut.' Rachel Harrison bestselling author of So
Thirsty '(A) brilliantly evocative (and gory) gothic confection of a novel.' SFX Magazine
Carigara 1986. Josephine del Rosario is the town pariah left destitute after her parents were
assassinated and destined to marry a man twice her age. So when Hiraya Ranoco an old friend
offers Josephine an escape she can't say no. All she needs to do is spend one night in the
Ranoco's home and play a children's game of hide and seek. If she wins she can have anything
she wants. Even perhaps Hiraya's heart. But the manor is sprawling and nightmarish crawling
with insects and rotting from the inside out. The servants stand silently in corners and won't
meet her eye. Worst of all the house itself seems to want to trap Josephine. She must stay
hidden until morning but can she make it through the night? 'This spectacular story will hold
you captive until dawn.' Kylie Lee Baker Sunday Times bestselling author of Bat Eater 'A
pulse-pounding tale of family trauma frayed friendship and political oppression.' Nick Medina
author of Sisters of the Lost Nation ***Readers Love House of Monstrous Women !*** ' I
loved this book I loved the afterword I loved the characters I loved the tension and the
gothic atmosphere.' FIVE-STAR Review 'A dark thrilling gothic...This was easily one of my
most enjoyable reads this year.' FIVE-STAR Review ' Perfect for fans of Guillermo Del Toro or
Silvia Moreno Garcia this feminist fable is by turns unsettling thrilling and darkly
haunting.' FIVE-STAR Review ' This needs to be a movie!' FIVE-STAR Review
