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BooksDark Across The Bay
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Dark Across The Bay,

by Ania Ahlborn

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Rating3.8/ 5
Ratings9
Pages248
Reading Hours5h
Published2021
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§Synopsis

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In the vein of John MacDonald's Cape Fear, Ahlborn takes the classic stalker tale and updates it for the modern era. The house sits stoic and slightly askew off the coast of Raven's Head. Its off-kilter windows are both charming and disorienting, its walls of overstuffed bookshelves both comforting and claustrophobic. When Leo and Lark Parrish arrive at their vacation home with their parents, their mother's idea of a quintessential Maine getaway seems like both a blessing and a curse. Lark-a novice novelist-can't wait to find inspiration at the end of a fog-entombed pier. She'll forgive her mother for forcing her into this non-negotiable holiday, but only if she can find her muse among a lapping, rocky shore. And while being trapped in a house with no means of escape is the last thing Leo would consider a good time-especially with parents on the precipice of divorce-he can't help but wonder if maybe the change of scenery will help him shake off the chains of sadness brought on by the death of his closest friend. But what starts off as a relatively benign family trip quickly turns menacing. Leo finds himself face-to-face with what feels like his best friend reaching out from beyond the grave, and only hours after they arrive, Lark begins to receive sinister texts. And then they both see it: someone lurking in the shadows of their rental home. Someone who has been expecting them despite the Parrishes being a thousand miles from home.

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§About the Author

Ania Ahlborn

10 books in catalog

Distinguished by unsettling psychological suspense and atmospheric terror, contemporary dark fiction often draws power from deeply personal and claustrophobic dread. Author Ania Ahlborn broke into the genre when her self-published debut novel Seed climbed to the top of Amazon's horror bestseller list in 2011. Since that breakout success, she has established a prolific body of work exploring macabre human tendencies and psychological suspense.

Career & Background

Born in Ciechanów, Poland, Ahlborn relocated to the United States during her youth and grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She pursued her interest in language and narrative at the University of New Mexico, earning a Bachelor of Arts in English. After spending time in Portland, Oregon, she eventually settled in North Carolina with her family. Beginning her literary path as an independent author, Ahlborn demonstrated the viability of self-publishing before securing traditional agency representation and publishing with major houses such as Simon & Schuster.

Writing Style & Themes

Ahlborn's writing focuses on psychological horror, domestic dread, and sinister secrets hidden beneath ordinary lives. Her stories frequently place vulnerable characters in isolated or oppressive settings, emphasizing slow-building tension, intense character conflict, and eerie atmospheres over simple shock value. By blending supernatural elements with raw human trauma and flawed protagonists, her work examines how external horrors intersect with internal psychological struggles.

Major Works

  • Seed — Ahlborn's 2011 breakout debut novel, which reached the top of Amazon's horror bestsellers list and introduced her dark supernatural storytelling style.
  • Brother — A celebrated psychological horror novel that delves into deeply disturbing family secrets and violent legacy deep within rural Appalachia.
  • Within These Walls — A horror thriller centering on a struggling true-crime author who moves into the former home of a murderous cult leader.
  • The Neighbors — A suspenseful story exploring suburban paranoia, dark manipulation, and lethal secrets concealed behind quiet neighborhood facades.
  • The Devil Crept in — A chilling novel published by Gallery Books about a young boy searching for his missing friend in a small town harboring mysterious evil.
  • The Bird Eater — A supernatural horror story following a grieving father who returns to his childhood home, only to confront terrifying paranormal forces.
  • The Shuddering — A claustrophobic horror novel detailing a group of friends trapped in a snowbound mountain cabin while hunted by terrifying creatures.
  • Apart in the Dark: Novellas — A fiction collection featuring chilling novellas such as I Call Upon Thee and The Pretty Ones.

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ISBN-139780996211895
ISBN-100996211896

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