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A Box Full of Darkness

Simone St. James

"Simone St. James, the New York Times bestselling author of The Sun Down Motel, returns with her scariest, most shocking novel yet in this pulse-pounding story about siblings who return to the house they fled 18 years before, called back by the ghost of their long-missing brother and his haunting request: Come home. Strange things happen in Fell, New York. A mysterious drowning at the town's roadside motel. The unexplained death of a young girl whose body is left by the railroad tracks. For the Esmie siblings-Violet, Vail, and Dodie-the final straw was the shocking disappearance of their little brother. It started as a normal game of hide-and-seek. The three closed their eyes and counted to ten while Ben went to hide. But this time, they never found their brother-he was gone and the ongoing search efforts turned up no clues. As their parents grew increasingly distant, Violet, Vail, and Dodie were each haunted by visions and frightening events that made them leave town and never look back. Violet still sees dead people-spirits who remind her of Sister, the menacing presence that terrorized her for years. And now after two decades running from their past, it's time for a homecoming. Because Ben is back, and he's ready to lead them to the answers they've longed for and long feared. If the ghosts of Fell don't get to them first. A Box Full of Darkness is another propulsive thriller from the author of The Broken Girls and The Book of Cold Cases, a surprising horror story from a writer who is "particularly gifted at doling out twists" (The New York Times)"-- Provided by publisher.

GenresLiterature & FictionGenre FictionHorrorWomen's FictionMystery, Thriller & SuspenseThrillers & Suspense

352 pages, 7 editions

English edition · First published 2026 by Berkley · ISBN 9780593200414

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7 editions

English

  • A Box Full of Darkness · Berkley · 2026 · ISBN 9780593200414 · 1 reader This page
  • A Box Full of Darkness · Penguin Random House USA · 2027 · ISBN 9780593200421
  • A Box Full of Darkness · Penguin Books, Limited · 2026 · ISBN 9780241793756
  • A Box Full of Darkness · Berkley · 2026 · ISBN 9780593200438
  • A Box Full of Darkness · Michael Joseph · 2026 · ISBN 9780241793749
  • A Box Full of Darkness · Penguin Books Limited · 2026 · ISBN 9781405984140
  • A Box Full of Darkness · Thorndike Press Large Print · 2026 · ISBN 9781420532340

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