Book description
A must-have thriller that will keep you gripped, keep you guessing, and keep you up all night.
"A captivating and creeping mystery full of brilliantly twisting turns and dark secrets. You will race through this chilling, thrilling book." --Holly Jackson, bestselling author of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Lola…
Why read it?
2 authors picked Harrow Lake as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I really enjoyed this book because of the way the author described the setting and really made you feel as though you were there. I also liked the pace of the book and I was never bored reading it. I thought the ending was very unexpected and different to any other books I’ve read.
One word: Mr. Jitters. After her filmmaker dad is attacked and nearly killed in New York City, Lola Nox is sent to live with the grandmother she’s never met in an eerie town called Harrow Lake, the shooting location of her dad’s most iconic horror movie. But Harrow Lake is a sinister little town full of strange legends and the locals seem determined to keep it that way. With disappearances that the police shove under the rug and now a ghostly presence that has started following her everywhere, Lola is about to meet the thing that keeps this backwater little…
From Dawn's list on The best YA horror novels with creepy creatures to keep you up at night.
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