The Night Hag
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Night Hag
By (Author) Hester Musson
HarperCollins Publishers
Fourth Estate Ltd
28th January 2026
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Historical crime and mysteries
Narrative theme: sense of place
Physical Properties
Paperback
336
Width 153mm, Height 234mm, Spine 21mm
270g
Description
The thrilling new historical mystery from the acclaimed, bestselling author of The Beholders
Scotland, 1886. Lil is an archaeologist who has dedicated herself to a life of rational enquiry. But she is plagued by nightmares which haunt her sleep, and by memories of her mother, a famous medium. As Lil tracks down a mysterious doctor who she believes will cure her of her night terrors, she is caught in a fight between science and spiritualism, between who she wants to be and the identity she cant escape
Reviews
PRAISE FOR THE BEHOLDERS:
A page-turning epistolary novel which takes us on a weaving tale of intrigue, full of heart, that held me completely in its thrall until the very last line. Bravo! Susan Stokes-Chapman, number one bestselling author of Pandora
A dark slice of the sort of gothic nineteenth-century readers were warned against. Thrumming with tension and posing chewy questions about power and complicity, within two pages it had me in its grip and I couldnt bring myself to look away. Uneasy, unsettling, and unputdownable Lianne Dillsworth, author of Theatre of Marvels
A well-researched and thoroughly convincing page-turner Laura Shepperson, bestselling author of The Heroines
An atmospheric historical thriller with layer upon layer of secrets and twists that kept me guessing right through to the novels exquisite ending. Simultaneously enthralling and unsettling, this book examines the darkness beneath the surface of Victorian society with deft and unflinching brushstrokes. I cant wait to read more from Hester Musson Katie Lumsden, author of The Secrets of Hartwood Hall
'Shines a light on the exploitative, class-based darkness at the heart of late 19th-century society England. I was hooked from the start' The Daily Mail
'Continues to surprise with a series of twists and revelations in its plot Sunday Times
A goose-bump-inducing atmosphere prepared to be consumed!' Debut Digest
I adored this historical debut and fans of gothic fiction will too. I was absolutely rooting for Harriet the whole way through Nina Pottell, Prima
'An enjoyable and gripping read'Irish News
'Unputdownable' My Weekly
Author Bio
Hester Musson studied at Bristol University and the RCS in Glasgow. She worked as an actress and autocue operator in London before writing full time, and now lives in Scotland.
