From the New York Times bestselling author of The Drowning Kind
comes a genre-defying novel, inspired by Mary Shelley's masterpiece
Frankenstein, that brilliantly explores the eerie mysteries of
childhood and the evils perpetrated by the monsters among us.
1978: At her renowned treatment center in picturesque Vermont, the
brilliant psychiatrist, Dr. Helen Hildreth, is acclaimed for her
compassionate work with the mentally ill. But when she's home with her
cherished grandchildren, Vi and Eric, she's just Gran--teaching them how
to take care of their pets, preparing them home-cooked meals, providing
them with care and attention and love.
Then one day Gran brings home a child to stay with the family.
Iris--silent, hollow-eyed, skittish, and feral--does not behave like a
normal girl.
Still, Violet is thrilled to have a new playmate. She and Eric invite
Iris to join their Monster Club, where they dream up ways to defeat all
manner of monsters. Before long, Iris begins to come out of her shell.
She and Vi and Eric do everything together: ride their bicycles, go to
the drive-in, meet at their clubhouse in secret to hunt monsters.
Because, as Vi explains, monsters are everywhere.
2019: Lizzy Shelley, the host of the popular podcast Monsters Among
Us, is traveling to Vermont, where a young girl has been abducted, and
a monster sighting has the town in an uproar. She's determined to hunt
it down, because Lizzy knows better than anyone that monsters are
real--and one of them is her very own sister.
"A must for psychological thriller fans" (Publishers Weekly, starred
review), The Children on the Hill takes us on a breathless journey to
face the primal fears that lurk within us all.
