Home before dark : a novel

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Bells that ring themselves, record players that turn on to play music in empty rooms, and ghosts that emerge from wardrobes are all part of the story that made Maggie Holt's family famous. Twenty-five years ago, Maggie, along with her parents Ewan and Jess, spent twenty days at Baneberry Hall, a sprawling Victorian estate in Vermont, before fleeing in the night. Ewan later recounted their ordeal in a horror memoir, House of Horrors, which became a global sensation, drawing both fascination and skepticism. Living in her father's shadow, Maggie inherits Baneberry Hall after his death and returns to renovate it for sale. However, her return is fraught with unease as figures from the past, detailed in House of Horrors, seem to haunt her. The locals harbor resentment over the notoriety brought to their small town by her father's book. Baneberry Hall itself is unsettling, filled with relics that suggest a history of dark deeds. As Maggie encounters strange occurrences reminiscent of her father's tales, she begins to question whether his narrative was rooted in reality. Alternating between her unsettling homecoming and excerpts from Ewan's memoir, this narrative explores a house steeped in secrets and a woman's determination to uncover the truth, even if it proves more terrifying than any haunting.