Solace House

You are about to enter a place of strange genius, possible madness, and timeless love... “I adored this. The Secret History meets The Haunting of Hill House meets cosmic horror...I can’t wait for people to read it.” —Nicholas Binge, author of Dissolution An addictive and brilliant puzzle box of a novel following a group of university students who discover an astonishing secret while clearing out a neglected Victorian mansion.

For Alex Lane’s wealthy university friends, the summer break stretches out before them, full of promise and fabulous plans. But for Alex, broke as usual, going home is not an option. So when the university offers him an unusual summer job clearing out a dilapidated Victorian mansion, Solace House, he jumps at the chance. Alex joins an unlikely crew of students, from stoner Clive to uptight, short-tempered Helen, and the extremely peculiar Adam. Alex is particularly drawn to mercurial, redheaded Ella, and as the students begin sorting through piles of old newspapers and magazines, dusty antiques, and esoteric junk, Alex and Ella become enthralled by the elaborate and eerie journals of the house’s former owner, Edwin Flayne. In these diaries, Flayne details his obsession with his missing mother and his belief in a mysterious realm lying parallel to ours, along with coded instructions on how it might be reached. As the students delve deeper into the house’s secrets, one becomes obsessed with deciphering Flayne’s strange opus and its promise of another world...and may be willing to sacrifice everything, and everyone, to get there.

© 2026 Simon & Schuster Audio (Audiobook): 9781668194591

Release date

Audiobook: 13 October 2026