Through Dead Eyes is a contemporary chiller set in Amsterdam. Alex, in trouble at school, is taken to Amsterdam by his father who is a historian holding meetings about a possible television programme. Alex becomes attracted to the older daughter of a Dutch friend of his father’s who has reluctantly taken on the task of showing him round. Together they investigate a mysterious old mask Alex feels compelled to buy. It was once worn by a girl who lived in his hotel room centuries before – a girl with a terrible secret…
Unbearably gripping – The Times
A creepy, tightly-plotted psychological thriller – the Telegraph
Shortlisted for the Angus Book Award 2015
Through Dead Eyes is published by Bloomsbury.
Chris Priestley 