
The Ravine
A Novel
Maia Chance(Author)
Thomas & Mercer (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 3. February 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
381 pages
978-1-6625-3510-9 (ISBN)
Description
For a devoted wife and mother, a restful getaway descends into an inescapable nightmare in a novel of dark psychological suspense by the author of The Body Next Door.
Harlow has almost everything she ever wanted: a passionate marriage, an adorable stepson, and a fresh start at her husband Gregor's boyhood home on the water. If only she could get pregnant, her happiness would be complete.
But soon after they arrive on the misty, tree-cloaked island, Gregor starts to change-and Harlow is shaken by his odd connection to their neighbor Kirsten, a luminous tradwife influencer.
Then, deep in a wooded ravine, Harlow finds evidence of an unspeakable murder-or thinks she does. Desperate to know what's real and what's only in her mind, she tracks down rumors of missing girls and bloody rituals, and begins to suspect that her marriage, too, hides a menace she never saw coming.
Each day the feeling grows: the safest thing she can do is run. But from what, Harlow can't even begin to imagine.
Harlow has almost everything she ever wanted: a passionate marriage, an adorable stepson, and a fresh start at her husband Gregor's boyhood home on the water. If only she could get pregnant, her happiness would be complete.
But soon after they arrive on the misty, tree-cloaked island, Gregor starts to change-and Harlow is shaken by his odd connection to their neighbor Kirsten, a luminous tradwife influencer.
Then, deep in a wooded ravine, Harlow finds evidence of an unspeakable murder-or thinks she does. Desperate to know what's real and what's only in her mind, she tracks down rumors of missing girls and bloody rituals, and begins to suspect that her marriage, too, hides a menace she never saw coming.
Each day the feeling grows: the safest thing she can do is run. But from what, Harlow can't even begin to imagine.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Seattle
United States
Publishing group
Amazon Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 139 mm
Width: 215 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
392 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-6625-3510-9 (9781662535109)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Maia Chance writes addictively creepy domestic thrillers with a supernatural twist, including The Body Next Door. She's also the author of the quirky and humorous Discreet Retrieval Agency, Fairy Tale Fatal, and Agnes & Effie mysteries. Every story she writes starts with a house she's obsessed with-whether it's a New England farmhouse or a castle in the Black Forest. She loves to bake, read, and walk her dog (a terrier with an incredible moustache) while secretly gawking at other people's houses. Maia lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and two children, and you can connect with her at maiachance.com.