Imprint:
BerkleyISBN:
9780440000211Product Form:
HardcoverAudience:
General / adultDimensions:
9.3in x 6.14 x 1.22 in | 1.19 lbPage Count:
352 pagesFOLLOW-UP TO INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES HARDCOVER BESTSELLER: The Sun Down Motel was the author’s first New York Times bestseller, hitting at #11
TRUE CRIME HOOK: True crime is hugely popular and this novel capitalizes on that
HAUNTING, EMOTIONALLY COMPELLING: A haunted mansion adds to the seriously creepy atmosphere
HIGHLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR: Simone has received rave author blurbs—including from Riley Sager—as well as glowing praise from the Associated Press, PopSugar, and Bustle
ACCOLADES FOR THE SUN DOWN MOTEL: Chosen by Amazon as a Best Book of the Year (Mystery/Thriller); also was a GoodReads Choice Awards semifinalist
BOOK CLUB LOVE: The Sun Down Motel and The Broken Girls were Book of the Month Club exclusive selections
LIBRARIAN FAVORITE AND HALL OF FAME: The Sun Down Motel and The Broken Girls were LibraryReads picks, and Simone is a Hall of Fame Author
TV OPTION: The Sun Down Motel has been optioned by a major producer and has sold in cable
INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION: We’ve sold The Broken Girls in twelve countries, and The Sun Down Motel in eight countries so far
COMMITMENT TO AUTHOR: We own more from this author
“Lovers of true crime will get a kick out of this thriller that oozes atmosphere.”
—Silvia Moreno-Garcia, New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night
“Simone St. James knows how to haunt you. The Book of Cold Cases is St. James at the top of her game,expertly weaving the past and the present to reveal a chilling tapestry of real world mystery and supernatural suspense that will have you turning pages well past your bedtime and jumping at every little sound.”
--Jennifer McMahon, New York Times bestselling author of The Drowning Kind
“No one writes a ghost story like Simone St. James, whose uniquely spooky thrillers are as chilling as they are captivating,and The Book of Cold Cases is St. James at her best.Steeped in atmosphere and spine-tingling chills, this gripping mystery will haunt you from the very beginning.”
—Laura McHugh, award-winning author of What’s Done in Darkness
“This modern Gothic triumph is a cross between your most bingeworthy true crime podcast and The Haunting of Hill House. It’s compulsively readable…but don’t read it at night. The hauntings in this story scared me, and I write this stuff for a living.”
--Wendy Webb, author of The Keepers of Metsan Valo
“Prepare to lose some sleep when you dive into The Book of Cold Cases…[A] creepy thriller.”
—Pop Sugar
“You will sink into this novel faster than you would a peat bog.”
—Crime Reads
“[A] chilling paranormal thriller…St. James keeps the suspense high.”
—Publishers Weekly