Published 1988
The David Ash Series — Book 1
Three nights of terror at the house called Edbrook. Three nights in which David Ash, there to investigate a haunting, will be victim of horrifying and maleficent games. Three nights in which he will face the blood-chilling enigma of his own past. Three nights before Edbrook's dreadful secret will be revealed, and the true nightmare will begin… — Synopsis taken from cover
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Fan Site Editorial Review
A near-perfect ghost story. David Ash is Herbert's finest creation — a sceptic whose rational armour is stripped away layer by layer. The resolution is genuinely shocking, and the 1995 film adaptation does it full justice.