{"product_id":"the-third-chime-m-p-sloane-9798275406283","title":"The Third Chime: The Girl in the Clock","description":"\u003cb\u003eSome houses keep memories. Hollowvale keeps victims.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen \u003cb\u003eMara Keswick\u003c\/b\u003e returns to her childhood home after years of running from her past, she expects old fears to resurface. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe does \u003cb\u003enot\u003c\/b\u003e expect the house to wake for her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHollowvale House is wrong alive, watching, listening.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIts walls breathe. Its clocks whisper. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd somewhere inside it... the echo of a child is crying. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMara came back searching for answers about her \u003cb\u003emother's disappearance\u003c\/b\u003e. But the deeper she steps into the house's darkness, the more she realizes she's walking straight into a \u003cb\u003egothic haunted house novel\u003c\/b\u003e brought to life, one built on rules, sacrifices, and a countdown no one has ever survived.\u003cbr\u003eEvery night, the house chimes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne.\u003cbr\u003eTwo.\u003cbr\u003eThree.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd when the third chime strikes... someone is taken. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGuided only by fragments of memory and the childhood friend who once believed her, Mara uncovers the truth buried beneath decades of silence: \u003cbr\u003eThis isn't just a haunting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's a system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA design. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA curse that has claimed generations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the house tightens its grip and the \u003cb\u003epsychological horror mystery\u003c\/b\u003e deepens, Mara must choose: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollow the path of the women who vanished before her...\u003cbr\u003eor break Hollowvale's rule and face what waits behind the third chime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003cb\u003edark atmospheric horror novel\u003c\/b\u003e perfect for fans of \u003cb\u003eThe Haunting of Hill House\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMexican Gothic\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eThe Whisper Man\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Girl in the Clock \u003c\/i\u003eblends \u003cb\u003esupernatural psychological thriller\u003c\/b\u003e tension with a \u003cb\u003etwisted supernatural mystery\u003c\/b\u003e that will stay inside your bones long after the last page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you love: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHaunted house horror books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreepy house suspense\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParanormal suspense\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFemale-driven gothic mystery and suspense\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDark secret family mystery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHorror stories with a twist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e...then Hollowvale House is waiting for you. Just remember: \u003cb\u003eWhen you enter, the house chooses who gets to leave.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. P. Sloane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798275406283\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d","brand":"M. P. Sloane","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49170857427199,"sku":"9798275406283","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-third-chime-m-p-sloane-9798275406283","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}