Books like Ghost of Dark Harbor by Clarissa Ross

A struggling writer and recovering alcoholic, Jack Torrance takes over caretaking of the remote Overlook Hotel in the Colorado Rockies, but a winter storm and the building’s malevolent past drive him toward madness, threatening his family's safety.

A Christmas Carol is Charles Dickens’ allegorical novella about Ebenezer Scrooge, whose miserly ways are transformed through visits from Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future.

Shirley Jackson’s classic psychological horror, *The Haunting of Hill House*, follows a lonely woman drawn into an abandoned mansion whose malevolent presence ultimately consumes her.

In the unforgettable Le Cirque des Rêves, two young magicians, Celia and Marco, are locked in a nocturnal duel of wonder and will—an impossible game where love and magic collide on a stage of breathtaking spectacle.

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A young bride, the second Mrs. Maxim de Winter, arrives at Manderley on the Cornish coast and finds her new home haunted by the memory and housekeeper’s obsession with her mysterious, stylish predecessor—Rebecca.

A love story set in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, where Anne Elliot finds herself amidst the Regency era as her sister rents Miss Elliot's father's house, leading to an unexpected reunion with Captain Frederick Wentworth and the return of her beloved.

A tense psychological thriller that pits FBI agent Clarice Starling against the notorious cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter as they collaborate to catch a new predator.

A young governess in a remote estate discovers that the souls of two children are threatened by the malevolent ghosts of a former governess and her lover.

The Amityville Horror recounts the alleged terrifying paranormal experiences of the Lutz family at their Long Island home, sparking widespread debate and legal disputes over its authenticity.

Set in a crumbling Georgian manor in rural Warwickshire, *The Little Stranger* follows a doctor arriving at a long‑standing family home where a death‑bed patient and chilling supernatural forces intertwine against the backdrop of post‑war Britain.

A satiric masterpiece by Charles Dickens, *Our Mutual Friend* explores the themes of money, poverty, and social change in 19th-century London.

A historical romance set in 16th century England, featuring Lorna Doone, a young woman who is kidnapped and becomes a fugitive during the Monmouth Rebellion.

A fantastical historical tale set in Scotland, exploring themes of masculinity and ambition, presented as a 19th-century manuscript discovery.

The final chapter of Jeffrey Archer’s Clifton Chronicles follows the Clifton family through political intrigue, business battles, and personal crises in contemporary England, as secrets unravel and each character faces unexpected challenges.

When a family's six‑year‑old daughter disappears on a snowy island, a disillusioned father returns two years later to uncover secrets about the town, its lighthouse, and the sea’s haunting power.

A powerful tale of an Australian penal settlement featuring a young man transported for a murder he did not commit.

Shy Gerard Freeman battles haunting memories of his mother’s death while trying to preserve a century‑old ghost story once owned by his great‑grandmother.

In Evie Wyld's The Bass Rock, a family unravels long‑held secrets across generations, weaving history and intimate revelations into a richly atmospheric novel that earned a New York Times review.

"I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling last words left by a man who had everything to live for but took his own life. In the void that remains stands his widow, FBI agent Jane Hawk, surrounded by questions destined to go unanswered unless she does what all the grief and fury inside her demand: Find the truth, no matter what. People of talent and accomplishment, people seemingly happy and sound of mind, have recently been committing suicide in surprising numbers. A disturbing pattern is beginning to emerge. Jane is determined to give up everything to find out why. And if that means going rogue and becoming America's Most Wanted, then so be it. Those arrayed against her are legion, and devoted to protecting something profoundly important-or terrifying-enough to exterminate any and all in their way. But Jane is as clever as these enemies are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless. And she is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. Because it is born of love.

An English tourist impersonates a new king in a fictitious European Kingdom of Ruritania, leading to political intrigue and a thrilling adventure set in 1894.