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Come Closer
- Author
- Sara Gran
- Narrator
- Julie McKay
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Publish Date
- 29 June 2021
- Run Time
- 3 hours 40 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
'A dark, seductive cocktail of a thriller, with a splash of black humour and a twist of horror.' Francine Toon, author of
Pine
There was no reason to assume anything out of the ordinary was going on.
Strange noises in the apartment.
Impulsive behaviour.
Intense dreams.
It wasn't like everything went wrong all at once.
Shoplifting.
Fighting.
Blackouts.
There must be a reasonable explanation for all this.
'It will scare the pants off you. It is a perfect horror novel.'
Paul Tremblay
'Deeply scary.'
The Times
'Terrifying.'
Daily Mail
'Sinister.'
Time Out
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 4.0
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5.0 4.0
Decent into severe mental illness or genuine demonic possession, it’s you as the reader that gets to make the final decision. A great novella a picked from a YouTube list of scariest books ever written, scary? Not so much, disturbing? Absolutely.
monoped 2026-06-27
Details
- Author
- Sara Gran
- Narrator
- Julie McKay
- Duration
- 3 hours 40 minutes
- Release Date
- 29 June 2021
- ISBN
- 9780571364077
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Genre
- Contemporary horror and ghost stories, Ghosts and poltergeists
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 4.0(1 review)
Synopsis
'A dark, seductive cocktail of a thriller, with a splash of black humour and a twist of horror.' Francine Toon, author of Pine There was no reason to assume anything out of the ordinary was going on. Strange noises in the apartment. Impulsive behaviour. Intense dreams. It wasn't like everything went wrong all at once. Shoplifting. Fighting. Blackouts. There must be a reasonable explanation for all this. 'It will scare the pants off you. It is a perfect horror novel.' Paul Tremblay 'Deeply scary.' The Times 'Terrifying.' Daily Mail 'Sinister.' Time Out
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