Schody do temnoty – Fawcett Jennifer (2023)

In this thrilling novel for fans of Jennifer McMahon, a woman returns to her hometown after her childhood friend attempts suicide in the local haunted house – the same place where a traumatic event occurred twenty years ago that destroyed their lives. In the sleepy town of Sumner's Mills, few have stumbled upon the Octagon, an octagonal house hidden deep in the woods. And even fewer have found the courage to step inside. Years ago, a man killed his wife and two young daughters there – a shocking and horrific act that the town in northern New York has tried to bury. One summer night, fourteen-year-old Clare ventured into the Octagon with her best friend Abby. Clare came out, but a part of Abby never returned. Twenty years later, adult Clare learns that Abby attempted suicide in the Octagon and lies in a coma in the hospital. With nothing to lose, as she has recently experienced a personal tragedy herself, she returns to her roots to uncover the darkness responsible for it all. The chilling novel "Stairs into Darkness" tells the story of the trauma that follows us from childhood into adulthood and how sometimes we must return to the beginning to find the end.