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來自《New York Times》暢銷榜第 1 名、《USA Today》暢銷榜第 1 名及國際暢銷作家 Freida McFadden，帶來一部凌厲且令人不安的驚悚之作。故事講述兩名跨越古今的女性，因一座莊園的土地與一個致命的疑問而相連：糾纏著她們的危險，究竟是魔法還是瘋狂？有些秘密不會消逝—它們只是在等待。當 Julia Barlow 失去工作與住處時，她無處可去，只能回到位於麻薩諸塞州鄉間、家族世代相傳的十七世紀龐大莊園 Pemberton。名義上，她是來探望年邁的祖母；私底下，她則期盼這座老宅能成為讓她銷聲匿跡的避風港。然而，Pemberton 卻開始讓她陷入崩潰。每到深夜，老爺鐘總會在凌晨 3 點 41 分準時停擺。燈光無預警地閃爍，Julia 的臥室門外更傳來飄渺無形的呼救聲。隨著 Julia 深入挖掘這座宅邸的黑暗歷史，她揭開了一名在 1692 年因行使巫術而被處決的女性的故事—並意識到過去的陰影或許尚未完全放過 Pemberton。當沉積數十年的家族謊言逐漸浮出水面，Julia 必須面對一個令人毛骨悚然的真相：Pemberton 或許正被那些拒絕保持沉默的女性幽魂所糾纏。From #1 New York Times, #1 USA Today, and internationally bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a sharp, unsettling thriller about two women, past and present, united by the grounds of an estate and one deadly question: the danger that haunts them, is it magic – or madness?Some secrets don't die—they wait.When Julia Barlow loses her job and her apartment, she has nowhere left to go but Pemberton, her family's sprawling seventeenth-century estate in rural Massachusetts. Officially, she's the

女主角得到在 Garrick 夫婦豪華頂樓公寓工作的機會，這裡有城市美景與現代化廚房，似乎是安靜生活的理想場所。然而，客房的門始終緊閉，屋主夫人不曾現身，洗衣時卻發現她的睡衣上有血跡。當門被推開的那一刻，一切改變。主角決定守護這位陌生女子，同時隱藏自己的秘密。故事以懸疑與心理博弈推動，探討人性在極端情境下的抉擇。延續前作的懸疑與節奏感情節層層反轉，張力十足刻劃人性陰暗與保護欲交織的衝突This absolutely explosive and shockingly twisty sequel to USA Today bestseller The Housemaid will keep you racing through the pages late into the night. It's hard to find an employer who doesn't ask too many questions about my past. So I thank my lucky stars that the Garricks miraculously give me a job cleaning their stunning penthouse with views across the city and preparing fancy meals in their shiny kitchen. I can work here for a while, stay quiet until I get what I want. It's almost perfect. But I haven't seen the inside of the guest bedroom, which I'm forbidden to enter. And I still haven't met Mrs Garrick. I'm sure I hear her crying. I notice spots of blood around the neck of her white nightgowns when I'm doing laundry. One day I can't help but knock on the door. When it gently swings open

WINNER OF THE GOODREADS AWARD FOR BEST CRIME AND THRILLER 2023 As he continues showing me their incredible penthouse apartment, I have a terrible feeling about the woman behind closed doors. But I can't risk losing this job - not if I want to keep my darkest secret safe . .. It's hard to find an employer who doesn't ask too many questions about my past. So I thank my lucky stars that the Garricks miraculously give me a job, cleaning their stunning penthouse with views across the city and preparing fancy meals in their shiny kitchen.I can work here for a while, stay quiet until I get what I want. It's almost perfect. But I still haven't met Mrs Garrick, or seen inside the guest bedroom.I'm sure I hear her crying. I notice spots of blood around the neck of her white nightgowns when I'm doing laundry. And one day I can't help but knock on the door.When it gently swings open, what I see inside changes everything.... That's when I make a promise. After all, I've done this before.I can prote

在這座富麗堂皇的宅邸中，女主角以管家的身份展開新生活——這是她最後的機會，能夠隱藏過去、重新開始。她每日打掃房屋、接送女兒上學、準備晚餐，然後獨自回到頂樓狹小的房間。主人 Nina 優雅卻喜歡挑釁，會故意弄亂環境、編造奇怪的謊言；丈夫 Andrew 外表完美卻神情憔悴。一次偶然，她試穿了 Nina 的白色洋裝，卻意外觸碰了對方的底線。當房門鎖在外面時，她才驚覺一切已無法回頭——因為 Winchesters 並不知道，她的秘密與能力，遠比想像更危險。★ 宮宅氛圍濃厚的心理驚悚★ 情節環環相扣，緊張感持續升高★ 隱藏身份與雙面人設的張力"Welcome to the family," Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But I'll soon learn that the Winchesters' secrets are far more dangerous than my own...Every day I clean the Winchesters' beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor.I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrew's han

THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Welcome to the family," Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh.I can pretend to be whoever I like. But I'll soon learn that the Winchesters' secrets are far more dangerous than my own . .. Every day I clean the Winchesters' beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school.And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor. I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter.And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrew's handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, it's hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina's life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband.I only try on one of Nina's pristine white dresses once. Just to