Thirty Nights: A Psychological Thriller with a Shocking Twist
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ISBN13: 9798254858416
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Apr 3 2026
Pages: 260
Weight: 0.67
Height: 0.55 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Apr 3 2026
Pages: 260
Weight: 0.67
Height: 0.55 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
To inherit her family's estate, Beatrice Hartley must spend thirty consecutive nights alone in the house where her brother drowned fifteen years ago. What she uncovers will shatter everything she believed about that day-and about herself. Beatrice hasn't set foot in Hartley House since the summer her eight-year-old brother Danny died. She's built a careful, quiet life in Manchester, cataloging books and avoiding the past. But when her mother dies in a mysterious fall down the stairs, the will contains a strange condition: to claim her inheritance, Beatrice must spend thirty consecutive nights in the family home. Alone.
From the first night, the house begins to reveal its secrets. Wet footprints appear on the stairs at 3:47 AM-the exact moment Danny drowned. His voice echoes through empty rooms. And in her mother's locked study, Beatrice discovers an obsessive investigation: newspaper clippings, police reports, and twelve VHS tapes that capture the day Danny died. What Beatrice remembers: trying desperately to save her brother and failing. What the tapes show: something far more sinister. As she watches the footage, a devastating truth emerges. Her father was there that day. Her brother Marcus disposed of evidence. And Beatrice herself spent three months in a psychiatric hospital where doctors systematically convinced her that she had killed Danny-a memory that was implanted, not real. Her family didn't just hide what happened. They destroyed her mind to protect a murderer. Now, someone doesn't want the truth exposed. The hauntings intensify. Her brother appears, desperate and dangerous. And Beatrice realizes her mother's death might not have been an accident at all. With each night, the lies unravel. With each revelation, the danger grows. And as the thirtieth night approaches, Beatrice must decide: expose her family's darkest secrets and destroy everyone she has left, or take the inheritance and let the dead keep their lies. Some truths are worth dying for. Some inheritances are curses. And some memories were never meant to be recovered. A gripping psychological thriller about family secrets, gaslighting, and the courage it takes to reclaim your own story.
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