The Caleighs have had a terrible year...They need time and space, while
they await the news they dread. Gabe has brought his wife, Eve, and
daughters, Loren and Cally, down to Devon, to the peaceful seaside
village of Hollow Bay. He can work and Eve and the kids can have some
peace and quiet and perhaps they can try, as a family, to come to terms
with what's happened to them...Crickley Hall is an unusually large house
on the outskirts of the village at the bottom of Devil's Cleave, a
massive tree-lined gorge - the stuff of local legend. A river flows past
the front garden. It's perfect for them...if a bit gloomy. And Chester,
their dog, seems really spooked at being away from home. And old houses
do make sounds. And it's constantly cold. And even though they shut the
cellar door every night, it's always open again in morning...The Secret
of Crickley Hall is James Herbert's finest novel to date. It explores
the darker, more obtuse territories of evil and the supernatural. With
brooding menace and rising tension, he masterfully and relentlessly
draws the reader through to the ultimate revelation - one that will stay
to chill the mind long after the book has been laid aside.
