The Demons of Ghent

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A chilling Flanders-set crime thriller by acclaimed teen author, Helen Grant, Veerle has moved to Ghent to start a new life with her father and his girlfriend, she's isolated and alone. But not as alone as she had thought . . . Veerle recognises a familiar face in the crowds one day, a face connected to a past that she has been fighting to get over, a past that involved murder. A spate of deaths hit the city but has Death followed Veerle to Ghent or is this something new

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Dark, atmospheric writing . . . briliantly controlled tension' * Daily Mail *
The perfect book . . . heart-stoppingly scary * Bookwitch *
Captivating from the first page . . . [Grant] is a first-class storyteller, and her books are thrillers that actually thrill * Young Post *
Make[s] the kind of breathtaking journey I wanted to begin again the moment I'd finished * Awfully Big Reviews *

Author Bio

Helen Grant is a highly acclaimed YA author. Her debut novel attractied praise from critics and readers alike and was shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal. Born in London in 1964, Helen showed an early leaning towards the arts after being told off for writing stories under the desk during maths lessons. She went on to read Classics at St Hugh's College, Oxford, and then worked in marketing for ten years to fund her love of travelling before returning to writing. Helen now lives near Brussels with her husband, her two children and their two cats.