A completely shocking and addictive thriller from UK Top 50 bestselling author John Nicholl

‘A dark tale that gets under your skin. I couldn’t tear my eyes away from the page’ Gemma Rogers, author of The Feud

Dark, disturbing and gripping. This serial killer thriller is not for the faint of heart.

When a beautiful young artist named Lucy Williams is contacted by a stranger offering her the commission of a lifetime, she doesn’t realise what she’s walking into.

His promise: that Lucy will be paid a large sum of money to paint a mural in the basement of his house. His special space. He wants to create a tribute to life. He says – with her help – it will be perfect and beautiful.

Her first instinct is to say no. But then she discovers she’s pregnant by her abusive boyfriend and she knows she needs a way out. Accepting her mysterious benefactor’s offer could give her – and her unborn child – the lifeline she needs.

Lucy has no idea that she’s walking into a trap. Set by a psychopath who wants to possess every part of her. A man with fantasies darker than anything she could have imagined in her wildest nightmares…

A gripping, dark, and twisty thriller that will have you looking over your shoulder. If you were hooked on The Handmaid, The Girl on the Train, and The Couple at No.9 then you'll be addicted to The Cellar.

Readers LOVE The Cellar:

‘OMG!!!!… What a read!! Just Wow!!!… One of the best psychological thrillers… that I have ever read!!!… Absolutely addictive and gripping. I seriously WOULD NOT even start this book unless you have cleared your schedule because you will not be able to put it down!!! I absolutely blew through it in one sitting and it genuinely was unputdownable!!! A true page turner absolutely rammed with suspense, tension and everything you want when you read a psychological thriller’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

‘I was holding my breath while sitting on the edge of my seat reading this book. You can feel the fear dripping from the pages. This is a page turning psychological thriller that I could not put down’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

‘The darkest and most disturbing thriller I think I’ve ever read, and I loved every single moment of it!’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

‘Holy guacamole! What have I just read?... It has to be the darkest and most disturbing thriller I've read’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

‘Unforgettable… Kept me glued to the pages until the very end. I must caution that it is not for the faint of heart’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

‘The Master of the Dark has done it again, another disturbing and heart stopping read from one of my favourite authors… Loved, loved it!!!!’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review

‘If you're looking for a dark and disturbing book, this is the one for you. The main character is unbelievably evil, a psychopath beyond belief. I couldn't turn the pages quickly enough to find out what the hell he was going to do next’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review