Many thanks to Netgalley, Simon and Schuster Canada, and author Hannah Richell for the advance egalley of this book.

When a body is found the day after Halloween, a small British community must reckon with its past and the dangers lurking in its present in this spine-tingling novel from “not to be missed” (Hayley Scrivener, author of Dirt Creek) author Hannah Richell.

On Halloween, a group of teenage students meet in the woods near Sally in the Wood, a road steeped in local lore and rumored to be haunted by the ghost of a murdered girl. By the end of the night, one student will be dead.

Rachel, the school guidance counselor, is trying to keep a handle on her increasingly distant teenaged daughter, Ellie, while students and parents panic and mourn. Her ex-husband and detective Ben, dealing with a personal crisis of his own, has concerns about his daughter’s safety as he investigates the death of one of her classmates. Meanwhile, Ellie is keeping secrets from both her parents, including one about where she was that night.

First off, I am a big Hannah Richell fan, so I couldn't wait to read this book. Once I started it I could not put it down. The characters were very relatable. The storyline quickly drew me in. And thd twist in thd book kept me guessing. Just when I thought I'd figured out who the killer was, BOOM, another twist. Loved the ending. I'd definitely recommend this one! 5 out of 5 ⭐️

I found it repetitive at times which made it a slower read than it should've been. The plot was interesting, just dragged out in places.