The Toll House

A thoroughly chilling ghost story to keep you up through autumn nights

By: Carly Reagon

Narrated by: Antonia Whillans, John Sackville

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The spine-tingling ghost story everyone is raving about:

'If you like a good ghost story put this chilling thriller to the very top of your reading list' Sarah Pearse author of THE SANATORIUM

'Will keep you up long after the witching hour' Rebecca Netley author of THE WHISTLING

'A satisfyingly good old-fashioned ghost story'Susan Stokes-Chapman author of PANDORA

'I hoovered this up in one go.' Natasha Pulley author of THE WATCHMAKER OF FILIGREE STREET

'A book that feels like it's watching you . . . unsettling and gripping' Cari Thomas author of THREADNEEDLE

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The past isn't always dead and buried.

A house with history. That's how the estate agent described the old toll house on the edge of the town. For Kelda it's the perfect rural home for her young son Dylan after a difficult few years.

But when Kelda finds a death mask concealed behind one of the walls, everything changes. Inexplicable things happen in the house, Kelda cannot shake the feeling of being watched and Dylan is plagued by nightmares, convinced he can see figures in his room. As Dylan's behaviour becomes increasingly challenging, Kelda seeks answers in the house's mysterious past. But she's running out of time.

Because something has awoken.

And now it won't rest . . .
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'Beautifully written. Carly Reagon is one to watch.' C.J. Cooke author of THE LIGHTHOUSE WITCHES

'Had me turning pages late into the night' Anita Frank author of THE LOST ONES

'An edge-of-the-seat, nail-biting read. I loved it.' Kate Hamer author of THE GIRL IN THE RED COAT©2022 Carly Reagon

Critic reviews

If you like a good ghost story put this chilling thriller to the very top of your reading list (SARAH PEARSE author of THE SANATORIUM)

I hoovered this up in one go. It's perfect for the spooky season. Be prepared for some seriously good twists. (NATASHA PULLEY author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street)

An edge-of-the-seat, nail-biting read. I loved it. (KATE HAMER author of THE GIRL IN THE RED COAT)

Pacy and page-turning this, dual timeline, ghost story will keep you up long after the witching hour - if you dare (REBECCA NETLEY author of THE WHISTLING)

Carly Reagon's genre-blending debut is perfect for fans of psychological thrillers looking for some supernatural chills. Past crimes, present fears, secrets & lingering threat had me turning those final pages late into the night. (ANITA FRANK, author of THE LOST ONES)

A book that feels like it's watching you as you read it... an unsettling and gripping ghost story that'll have you looking over your shoulder until the end! (CARI THOMAS author of THREADNEEDLE)

A beautifully written tale of hauntings, grief, and the stories folded in old houses. Carly Reagon is one to watch. (C.J. COOKE, author of THE LIGHTHOUSE WITCHES)

A satisfyingly good old-fashioned ghost story that brilliantly echoes the likes of Susan Hill with an originality all of its own. Perfect for a spooky autumnal read. (SUSAN STOKES-CHAPMAN, Sunday Times bestselling author of PANDORA)

Sinister from the get-go, THE TOLL HOUSE is a belter of a ghost story. A novel where two families, 150 years apart, navigate living in a house where grief and murder have bled into the walls. I loved it. (LIV MATTHEWS author of THE TWINS)

A real pageturner with pressure mounting to the very end. Carly Reagon makes writing scares look easy. (REBECCA F. JOHN, author of THE HAUNTING OF HENRY TWIST)

Tons of spooky fun ... will definitely provide you with some shivery chills and a pleasurable sense of mounting doom.

This sinister thriller will chill you to your very core

Just don't look.

This story is beautifully atmospheric and hits the notes for building tension. It feels slow at the beginning but it surprises you. The narration is fantastic. Just stick with it...the payoff is worth it.

Goofy and Shallow

it was barely passable but not the worst book ive ever read. The chapters written in for the time period 1865 were so mellow dramatic and silly and made worse by even more over the top mellow dramatic narration. The ghosts were nearly non existent. the whole book minimized the interesting part (a haunting) in order to focus on a boring fictional history and a single mo. with a bratty child.