The House Next Door - by Anne Rivers Siddons (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Step into the spellbinding world of The House Next Door, a Southern Gothic masterpiece blending suburban suspense, eerie hauntings, and the collision of Old and New South ideals, as a peaceful Atlanta neighborhood succumbs to the darkness of an unholy house.

Thirtysomething Colquitt and Walter Kennedy live in a charming, peaceful suburb of newly bustling Atlanta, Georgia. Life is made up of enjoyable work, long, lazy weekends, and the company of good neighbors. Then, to their shock, construction starts on the vacant lot next door, a wooded hillside they'd believed would always remain undeveloped. Disappointed by their diminished privacy, Colquitt and Walter soon realize something more is wrong with the house next door. Surely the house can't be haunted, yet it seems to destroy the goodness of every person who comes to live in it, until the entire heart of this friendly neighborhood threatens to be torn apart.