Home Before Dark

By Riley Sager

Book Overview

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"A haunted house story--with a twist . . . Sager] does not hold back" (Rolling Stone) in this chilling thriller from the author of With a Vengeance and The Only One Left.

Every house has a story to tell and a secret to share.

Twenty-five years ago, Maggie Holt and her parents moved into Baneberry Hall, a rambling Victorian estate in the Vermont woods. Three weeks later they fled in the dead of night, an ordeal her father recounted in a memoir called House of Horrors. His story of supernatural happenings and malevolent spirits became a worldwide phenomenon, rivaling The Amityville Horror in popularity--and skepticism.

Maggie was too young to remember any of the horrific events that supposedly took place, and as an adult she doesn't believe a word of her father's claims. Ghosts, after all, don't exist. When she inherits Baneberry Hall after his death and returns to renovate the place and sell it, her homecoming is anything but warm. The locals aren't thrilled that their small town has been made infamous, and human characters with starring roles in House of Horrors are waiting in the shadows.

Even more unnerving is Baneberry Hall itself--a place where unsettling whispers of the past lurk around every corner. And as Maggie starts to experience strange occurrences ripped from the pages of her father's book, the truth she uncovers about the house's dark history will challenge everything she believes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G5WM8JK5
• ISBN13: 9798217044535
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Dutton
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Great thriller

This book was definitely a page turner, I read it in one day, I highly recommend!

Amazin

Oh my gosh. I absolutely loved this book. I couldn’t put it down

Great mystery

Love love love. Wonderfully written. Just when I thought I knew who the bad guy was the book threw me for a loop.

Love this book!

This book sucks you in till the last page. I could not put this book down

Loved it!

This is the first (definitely not last!!) Riley Sager novel I have read. I couldn’t put it down - if you like thrillers this is a must read!

Chilling and twisted

Creepy murder mystery. Could not put down!

This is another all time favorite

I could not put this book down. Just when I thought I figured it out wham. This book to so many twists and turns and kept me on my toes the whole time. Definitely worth the read

Wild Rollercoaster Ride

Just when I thought I had it all figured out.....Wham!.....Riley Sager pulls a fast one on me. This is Sager at his best. A must read for the thrill seeking ending. Sager is my new favorite author.

A decently suspenseful read.

Not life changing or genre-shifting, but I liked it alright. A lot of people in my book clubs love this one, but it fell a tiny bit short for me. It's still worth a read, just set your expectations accordingly.