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The House on Cold Hill
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Series: Cold Hill Ghost Stories Series, Book 1
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Horror
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Critic reviews
"Superbly creepy modern horror story." "Book of the Week" ( The Sunday Mirror)
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- Book Fan
- 13-11-15
Great story
What did you like most about The House on Cold Hill?
I have always enjoyed Peter James books. This is a very different from the thrillers I am used to by him. A ghost story is something I did not expect from Peter James but, it was very good and the end was better than I expected. Worth a listen
What about Nicholas Boulton’s performance did you like?
Great to listen to and adds vision to the story
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- Karole
- 06-12-15
What a treat !
It being Xmas and all it's a great time to listen to ghost stories. This definitely does not disappoint. The line of the story is not new but catches you up in it and before you know it you really, really, really want to know how it's going to end ... Took an amazing amount of willpower not to cheat and find out before the end! Enjoy!
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- Melissa Braddock
- 26-11-15
Really creepy
Fantastic book. Downloaded this on the off chance and not been able to stop listening. Didn't think I could be scared driving down the A6 on my morning commute but I've been proven wrong.
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- Margaret
- 22-11-15
Excellent Book
I am a big fan of Peter James and I really enjoyed this book. It is a haunted house story with a difference. Loved the narration, and the story moved on at a fast and scary pace, I really felt for the characters. Thoroughly recommended
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- james colman
- 30-10-15
good book and narrative ☺
looked forward to bedtime to listen. to this book loved it 😄 didn't want it to end
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- Rob
- 04-05-16
Ghosts can send text messages in this book
I'm a huge fan of Peter James - especially his early horror books - but unfortunately this one didn't hit the mark for me. There are far too many haunted house cliches (i.e. refusing to leave even in the face of clear malevolence), with the unwelcome addition of a ghost that can hack into mobile phones and computers! The "twist" at the end was rather predictable/derivative too.
On the plus side, the audio book narrator was excellent, and I suppose I could say that it is definitely one of the best "text messaging ghost" stories I have ever read.
18 people found this helpful
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- Kittie Abbott
- 01-11-15
Disapointed 😕
It had all the makings of a great haunted house ghost story but for me it never really delivered. Instead of feeling sorry for the family I was willing the ghost to get them just to stop them whining.
25 people found this helpful
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- Mrs M Scott
- 20-01-16
The best book I think I've ever come across!
I loved Peter James early supernatural books and was so pleased he decided to write this one. The plot is very full, detailed and well paced. I would have loved to have been able to listen to it in one sitting, it was such a gripping story. Great for lovers of haunted houses. I will certainly listen to this again. Nicholas Boulton did an amazing job in the narration. His characterisation of the voices was impeccable and constant throughout. You always knew which character you were listening too. The ending was good too, it didn't just fade away. Absolutely brilliant!!!
I really hope he writes another ghost story soon. I love his imaginative mind.
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- Jacqueline A. Millman
- 01-09-16
Dreadful book
The best thing that can be said about this childishly written so called ghost story is that it was very well performed by Nicholas Boulton.
Love the Roy Grace series but I would seriously give this book a miss.Tedious plot with sterotypical wooden characters and a very poor ending.
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- Louise
- 28-12-15
Terrible and amateurish
Love Peter James normally but when he moves away from detective stories his writing style is indistinguishable. It was a child like ghost story and I'm sorry I wasted a precious credit on it.
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- Danny Cooke
- 06-08-20
Peter James’s Cold Hill House
This is a marvelous ghost story. Peter James is one of the best writers I’ve ever read. While he may be better known for his Crime Dramas, he is just as adapted with a ghost story, as well as his other works. Thoroughly enjoyed this book!
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- crossland
- 24-06-20
Great if you love horror clichés...
My "House on Cold Hill" Drinking Game
1) Before reading, take a second to write down every horror cliché you can imagine. Don't be stingy!! No trope is too overdone, no ground too treaded, no stone too turned!
2) While reading, mark down every one you get right. Bonus points if you saw the same gimmick used in a recent episode of Supernatural or a reenactment from "My Celebrity Ghost Story"...
3) When you finish, take one shot for every one you marked. The neat thing is that, when you are taken by the eventual onset of alcohol poisoning, you will feel on the outside, how this book makes you feel on the inside... dead.
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- RachelB
- 27-04-19
Good book ....
I enjoyed it but the pace didn't vary throughout and despite a few deaths being connected to the main character, no Roy Grace minded inspector got involved, wasted opportunity! also felt the end was a bit rushed
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- MargfromTassie
- 06-01-19
Better than Stephen King
An old fashioned haunted house book, without blood and gore, set in modern times with a contemporary family.
I am generally not a great lover of fiction, but this one held my attention all the way through. And it was the perfect length. The narrator was great. I will be recommending it to my Bookclub.
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- Anne
- 28-02-17
Not up to par
I am a huge fan of the Roy grace series. This book,however, dragged on and on. I listened to it. I probably wouldn't have finished it if l had been reading it.