A very strong debut,' Sarah Denzil 'An insidious, creepy novel, with a slow burn that leads to a horrifying revelation,' Literary Hub 'Beautifully written. I found myself completely engrossed in Marion's disturbing world, which was well drawn by Catherine Burns.

I enjoyed it immensely' Emma Curtis 'A dark exploration of evil in its many forms, this is an uncomfortable and disturbing yet utterly compelling read,' SJI Halliday 'A dark, compelling story with a few twists and turns that will keep the reader glued to the pages. a highly original and intriguing mystery so compelling that I abandoned my own work to finish it,' Liz Nugent 'Compelling and wonderfully dark, choked with suspense and yet leisurely in the telling. By far the creepiest novel I have read in a long time. I would advise any nail biters to sit on their hands while reading this book because they will chew right down to the knuckle. A dark and thrilling debut novel: disturbing, gripping, and hugely impressive,' TM Logan 'I absolutely loved it. A dark and thrilling debut novel: disturbing, gripping, and hugely impressive,' The Bookbag 'Burns combines a study of a middle-aged woman, a tale of a highly dysfunctional family and slow burn of a mystery, creating a compelling read that's at once highly entertaining and wholly disturbing. I couldn't stop reading it,' Suellen Dainty 'Burns combines a study of a middle-aged woman, a tale of a highly dysfunctional family and slow burn of a mystery, creating a compelling read that's at once highly entertaining and wholly disturbing. A very clever confident novel, beautifully plotted with multiple twists and turns. Catherine Burns has created a complex and chilling world in which nothing is as it seems. Deliberate pacing, a claustrophobic setting, and vivid, wildly unsympathetic characters complement the twisted plot and grim conclusion,' Publishers Weekly 'An insightful study of loneliness and evil,' Daily Mail ' must read,' New York Post 'Atmospheric, eerie and affecting.

The Visitors is bizarrely unsettling, yet compulsively readable,' Iain Reid 'Burns blurs the line between crime fiction and horror. Acclaim from Readers and Reviewers: 'Once you start Catherine Burns's dark, disturbing, and enthralling debut novel, it's hard to stop. Perfect for fans of Paula Hawkins and Ruth Ware. As questions are asked and secrets unravel, maybe John isn't the only one with a dark side. Until, suddenly, John has a heart attack and Marion is forced to go down to the cellar herself and face the gruesome truth that her brother has kept hidden. A timid spinster in her fifties who still sleeps with teddy bears, Marion does her best to shut out the shocking secret that John keeps in the cellar. Can you escape the darkness within? Marion Zetland lives with her domineering older brother, John in a decaying Georgian townhouse on the edge of a northern seaside resort.

Catherine burns the visitors