Craven Manor

From bestselling horror author Darcy Coates comes a story of silenced voices and spectral reckonings. Some secrets are better left forgotten...

A ghastly reimagining of classic haunted house stories, Craven Manor is:

  • Perfect for fans of Paul Tremblay and Amy Cross
  • For lovers of horror and ghost stories

Daniel is desperate for a fresh start. So when a mysterious figure slides a note under his door offering the position of groundskeeper at an ancient estate, he leaps at the chance, even though it seems too good to be true. Alarm bells start ringing when he arrives at Craven Manor. The abandoned mansion is straight out of those old gothic mysteries: the front door hangs open, and leaves and cobwebs coat the marble foyer. It's clear no one has lived here in a long time... but he has nowhere else to go.

Against his better judgment, he moves into the groundskeeper's cottage tucked away behind the old family crypt. But when a candle flickers to life in the abandoned tower window, Daniel realizes he isn't alone after all. Something awful happened here long ago, and it's a paranormal mystery Daniel is afraid to solve. Because Craven Manor is hiding a terrible secret...

One that threatens to bury him with it.

More scary novels by Darcy Coates:

  • The Haunting of Ashburn House
  • The Haunting of Blackwood House
  • The Carrow Haunt
  • The House Next Door
  • Voices in the Snow

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304 pages

Average rating: 7.5

18 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Slaughter1166
Jan 01, 2024
9/10 stars
Darcy Coates books are all good. The ghost and horror to mystery.
melbeesue
Oct 16, 2023
6/10 stars
This was a quick, one-sitting read that I devoured after a long day at work. Now I liked the setting and unique "people" at the manor, but I found the main character (Daniel) to be predictable and naïve at first, which led me to believe this to be a YA novel. Daniel seemed to repeat the same mistakes over and over. He kept trusting his cousin Kyle, who was obviously a thug and only out to benefit himself. But in the end, Daniel did matured and became more capable and self-confident, which was good.

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