‘Secrets bring terror, and the result of terror lasts for a very long time. It doesn’t go away.’

American student Pip Durrant arrives in Romania to continue the research of the late Dr Marcu into the Transylvanian village of Arva, where a high incidence of mental illness amongst the women is coupled with a shocking history of ritual child rape and murder. But, once there, Pip finds his rational, scientific worldview being increasingly challenged by the seemingly supernatural horrors he encounters. What’s more, he soon realises that the mysteries surrounding the village seem to be somehow linked to traumatic events in his own troubled childhood. Could he really be falling prey to the timeless evil of the Pied Piper of Hamelin...?

The Piercing is the long-awaited second book in acclaimed author Helen McCabe’s chilling Piper trilogy.

Published
September 2014
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Helen McCabe

Helen McCabe is a highly regarded author whose love of writing and powerful imagination, coupled with a determination to succeed, have ensured a long and successful career. Her lifelong fascination with literature, history and research and an interest in the paranormal have enhanced Helen’s immense gift for creative storytelling. She graduated with Honours from London University, where she read English, and holds an MA degree in 18th Century English Literature from the University of Keele. Her long career began with her first novel at the age of seven, with poetry published at 13 and read on the BBC. She started her true career as a novelist…