Hunting Ground

Description

When Elliott and his brother, Ben, move into the old and crumbling Glebe House they don't expect to find themselves sharing it with ghosts. But soon sinister events are unfolding. An old diary reveals glimpses of the mansion's past - and of a terrible tragedy. A mysterious woman talks to the dead. And evil lurks in the East Wing - a hideous labyrinth of passageways devised by a truly twisted mind. Can Elliott and his family escape the clutches of Glebe House? Or will they be trapped in the maze of corridors, forever hunted by the dead?

Promotion info

Cliff is amassing an impressive range of shortlistings and prizes - BREATHE won both the Calderdale and Salford Children's Book Prizes. His latest novel, ANGEL, has sold over 6,000 hardbacks and nearly 8,000 paperbacks, while BREATHE has combined sales of over 18,600 copies. Rights sold in over 20 territories. Cliff's reputation in the US is rapidly on the rise - ANGEL has received a starred, pre-publication review in BOOKLIST: '(McNish's) real accomplishment is melding the gritty ordinariness of everyday happenings with the magnificence of angels. His descriptions ... dazzle, and as the story moves into higher realms, readers are given much to ponder.' UK reviews have been universally outstanding.

Author description

Cliff McNish was born in Sunderland, but has spent most of his life in the southeast of England. His daughter Rachel loved listening to his stories from an early age. THE DOOMSPELL started as one of these. 'But before I knew what was happening,' says Cliff, 'the whole magical world of Ithrea just wanted to come to life in a bigger way. It wanted to live!'