A haunting standalone Christmas ghost story set on the South Downs
1976. The South Downs. The Christmas it snowed. The Christmas evil returned…
Struggling with money, Theo and Nat are doing their best to make Christmas special. It’s always been a difficult time of year — ever since a family tragedy tore their world apart.
But this year, their troubles are only beginning.
A shocking ghost from Christmas past is about to return, dragging with it the spectre of the war that divided them… and a deep, hidden betrayal from their own private history.
As the snow falls and the temperature drops, the haunting grows more treacherous. The past is no longer past — and the truth waiting in the dark will change everything.
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What readers are saying
★★★★★ “I loved this book and read it in one sitting late at night with the storm whistling outside.”
★★★★★ “What a great ghostly Christmas book.”
★★★★★ “His best book yet.”
★★★★★ “A deeply haunting ghost story.”
★★★★★ “Original, gripping, and impossible to put down.”
About the series
Black Beacon is a standalone Christmas ghost story — perfect for readers who enjoy atmospheric winter hauntings in the tradition of Susan Hill, Michelle Paver, and Shani Struthers.