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Chilling psychological suspense with "exceptional punch" from the Edgar Award-winning author of The Dark Room (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). It seems like a respectable British home, occupied by the Songolis, an upstanding family of African immigrants. But hidden within the cellar is Muna--a teenage girl who cooks for them, cleans for them, endures brutal abuse from them . . . and is powerless to escape. Then one day, the Songolis' ten-year-old son fails to come home from school, and Scotland Yard arrives at the house to investigate. While they look into the boy's disappearance, Muna must play the role of beloved daughter. She suddenly has a real bedroom, with sunlight, and real clothing to wear. But she must continue to keep quiet--and hide the fact that she has learned how to speak English. Even as the police are watching, her secret life of enslavement goes on. But Muna is hatching a plan--and her acts of rebellion and revenge will be more terrifying than this family could have imagined--in this dark, twisting tale that represents "contemporary crime writing at its absolute peak" (Val McDermid).

About the Author :
Minette Walters is the critically acclaimed and internationally bestselling author of suspense novels including Innocent Victims, The Devil's Feather, The Sculptress, Disordered Minds, and Acid Row. She is the recipient of an Edgar Award and two CWA Gold Dagger Awards, among other awards.

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A Deadly Pleasures Best Novel of the Year "When you read about sadists who have brutalized their housekeepers or au pairs, you try not to think about what life was like for those poor slaveys. But Minette Walters lets her imagination run free in The Cellar. An intimate and upsetting story about Ebuka and Yetunde Songoli, a rich immigrant couple from an unnamed West African nation who claimed 8-year-old Muna from an orphanage and took her to England . . . [Walters] writes with the subtle cruelty and pitiless insights of [Ruth Rendell's] alter ego, Barbara Vine." --Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review "This short work reads like a recipe for evil and may well induce a nightmare or two . . . Sly pacing and a detached narrative voice give this horror story exceptional punch." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "The Cellar is a shocker . . . A powerful work . . . A multi-layered novel packed full to the brim of its pages with quiet horror and realism . . . If you are unfamiliar with Walters' other work, you will want to acquaint yourself sooner rather than later." --Bookreporter "Haunting . . . Walters nails a perfect blend of psychological suspense and social commentary that resonates long after the book is over." --Publishers Weekly "Those who enjoy their fairy tales fractured, in the style of Angela Carter and Roald Dahl, will revel in this decidedly dark and droll retelling of the story of a kick-ass Cinderella by veteran writer Walters." --Library Journal "A harrowing thriller . . . My blood ran cold, and I couldn't put it down. Walters' use of language is especially good . . . I highly recommend it."--Killer Nashville "A dark, disturbing tale told very, very well . . . A taut and harrowing exploration of man's capacity to inflict pain and cruelty in the complete absence of a moral compass. There are no subplots or extraneous characters to distract from this powerful story . . . Walters tells Muna's story in unsparing language . . . It is a remarkable achievement that starkly illustrates the horrors we are capable of inflicting upon one another."--Washington Independent Review of Books "A compulsive (and gruesome) read." --Independent (UK) "Creepy . . . a domestic horror about punishment and retribution." --Sydney Morning Herald


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780802190253
  • Publisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Mysterious Press
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0802190251
  • Publisher Date: 02 Feb 2016
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 192


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