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Thriller · 2005 · PG-13

Stranger House

by Reginald Hill

A young Australian and an English academic both seek their ancestors in a village that guards dark secrets.

For14+GenreThrillerLength528 pagesRead time~14.5 hours

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Violence

Some

Violence; a historical mystery; deaths

Language

Barely any

Mild language

Sexual Content

Some

Sexual content

Substance Use

Barely any

Social drinking

Emotional Intensity

Some

Themes of history, inheritance, and the secrets villages keep

What this book is about

Hill's 2005 standalone follows Samantha Flood from Australia and Miguel Madero from Spain, both converging on the remote Cumbrian village of Illthwaite seeking their respective histories. Features Hill's trademark dark humor, violence, and historical mystery. For older teens and adults.

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Violence

Sexual content

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