The Secret of Crickley Hall.
James Herbert.
When writing a book review I sometimes put to much plot, so this time I am going to try and get the balance right with this review.
I bought this book a while back, picked it up and put it down. I thought it would be a ghost story that I wouldnt like. Well I was right and I was wrong.
Whilst it is a ghost story, it is in a class of its own. An extrodinary written ghost story which grips you from the first pages and doesn't let go until the last full stop.
Oh, and I was wrong, I loved the book !
The book begins with Herberts usual fantastic discriptive talents, setting Crickley Hall clearly in the readers mind.
The narrative between the characters is superbly written and Herbert gives various chapters to each character showing the story from their points of view.
The pace ...
The Secret of Crickley Hall.
We begin the book at Crickley Hall and right from the start you can feel that this place is a troubled place, a place of great unhappiness and evil.
The book initially centres around the family Caleigh. Father Gabe, his wife Eve and their two daughters Cally and Loren. They have an unhappy past, there should have been a son, Cameron, who disappeared one day and has never been seen since.
This sadness shadows the whole family and they all struggle to cope with it.
And then they move into Crickley Hall and things go from bad to terrifying!
Located in the Devils Gorge in Devon and seemingly always shrouded by rain and chilling mists, Crickley Hall is a grim and awful place. Why Gabe would go there with his family is the only fault to the story this book has.
The house holds ...
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