The Ghosts of Merry Hall by Heather Davey - ISBN: 9781835413111
Paperback
Crumbling house, dark secrets, and a ghost longing for justice.

The Ghosts of Merry Hall

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  • Paperback

    384 pages

  • Release Date

    13 January 2026

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Summary

A chilling ghost story in which a mother and daughter move into a crumbling house haunted by the ghost of a girl who performed in Victorian freak shows, through which wind whistles eerily, floorboards creak ominously and things go bump in the night.

In 2025, following the break-up of her marriage, cash-strapped single mother Nell moves into the crumbling Merry Hall with her teenage daughter, Fern, to housesit for its evasive owner. She’s determined to make a new life in the gloomy Vic…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781835413111
ISBN-10:1835413110
Author:Heather Davey
Publisher:Titan Books Ltd
Imprint:Titan Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:13 January 2026
Weight:330g
Dimensions:46mm x 199mm x 131mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘Dark, unsettling and beautifully written, this gothic chiller is full of surprises. Terrifying but impossible to put down - I loved it!’
Carly Reagon, author of The Toll House and Hear Him Calling


‘A darkly gleaming gem of a novel about the persistence of memory and the dangers lurking in the shadows of an old and brooding house.’ A. J. Elwood, author of The Other Lives of Miss Emily White and The Cottingley Cuckoo

About The Author

Heather Davey

Heather Davey has an MA in Writing from Bath Spa University and was a student on the Curtis Brown Creative Finish Your Novel course. She has always been fascinated by ghost stories and was a contributor to the BBC2 series Uncanny. Outside of her work as a school librarian, she runs creative writing workshops, and will be a judge for the Yoto Carnegie Medals in 2025 and 2026. The Ghosts of Merry Hall is her debut novel. Follow Heather on Twitter/X at @HethDavey; Bluesky at @heatherdaveyauthor.bsky.social; and Instagram at @heather_author.

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