The House on Cold Hill
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Moving from the heart of Brighton and Hove to the Sussex countryside is a big undertaking for born townies, Ollie Harcourt, his wife, Caro, and their twelve-year-old daughter, Jade. But when they view Cold Hill House - a huge, dilapidated, Georgian mansion - they are filled with excitement. Despite the financial strain of the move, Ollie has dreamed of living in the country since he was a child. Caro is less certain, and Jade is grumpy about being removed from all her friends. But within days of moving in, it soon becomes apparent that the Harcourt family aren't the only residents in the house.
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2 primary books#1 in House on Cold Hill
House on Cold Hill is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by Peter James.
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This was a disappointing read.
To expand on that; it felt far too much like an introduction. Nothing was really explained and far too much was left up in the air. Some ‘goings on' could have been explained by totally different things, and I somehow highly doubt a ghost from the 1700s is going to know enough about used car sales & internet protocols to write some fake emails and switch recipients.
I was interested in the characters but there were no real stakes and far too much ‘deus ex machina' in effect throughout. I wanted answers and there were none. Far too nebulous and unfinished.
slightly above average ghost story that loses marks for awful character names. I do wonder if Peter James was offered a free Nespresso Machine because that really is one of the central characters in the book.
Much as I enjoy the Roy Grace series, Peter James's supernatural novels were my first love. The House on Cold Hill saw a welcome return to that genre. A very well written chiller.
