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Serenity Falls

C. J. Tudor (author)

Hardback Published on: 10/09/2026

£18.99

17 reviews

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Who knew an ice cream van could be so terrifying?

C J Tudor is often pitched as the UK’s Stephen King and I often agree. This book truly felt like a lover letter to the man himself, and showed the love for... READ MORE

Jess at Worcester at Worcester

All the fun and thrills of a ride on a ghost train!

I could keep this review really short by telling you that I read this nearly 500 pager over the space of 3 days! It was absolutely perfect warm Bank Holida... READ MORE

Beth at Chesterfield at Chesterfield

An eerie and unsettling tale

This was my second outing into the worlds of C. J. Tudor and you can consider me completely and utterly convinced by her. The perfect town exists in th... READ MORE

Alfie at Ashford at Canterbury, Kent

A thrilling, unsettling masterpiece

Yet another thrilling, unsettling masterpiece from C. J. Tudor. This time we go on a ride with a family as they relocate to a perfect, crime free town in t... READ MORE

Emma at Waterstones Fareham Whiteley at Portsmouth

A Propulsive and Gripping Read

This was highly entertaining and a very enjoyable read (if enjoyable is the right word). I loved our protagonists, a traumatised dad trying to do his best,... READ MORE

Kirsten at Norwich

Stepford Wives with a Steven King style edge

CJ Tudor needs no introduction, but in case you're new here, she's the female Steven King. Her books are always atmospheric, twisty, and unsettling, and Se... READ MORE

Julie, Waterstones Braehead at Glasgow

There are no perfect towns or perfect people.

Thank you to Penguin Random House UK for providing a reading proof in exchange for an honest review.This is a page-turning story that will keep you guessin... READ MORE

Malwina Dul

Fantastic dark thriller

C. J. Tudor is one of my absolute favourite authors and with every new book she exceeds my expectations. This book is gripping and twisty, and will keep yo... READ MORE

Amy Summerfield at Amersham

Serenity falls is a perfect time unless you want to leave…

I love C.J Tudor so I was so excited to read this early! You follow Dan and his daughter Sadie as they find themselves moving to a town called Serenity Fal... READ MORE

Danielle at Waterstones Northallerton 675 at Yarm

Unsettling. Claustrophobic. Chilling!

Serenity Falls is a claustrophobic, chilling thriller that further cements CJ Tudor's reputation as one of today's strongest voices in modern horror. With ... READ MORE

Danielle at Swansea Waterstones at Swansea

Devoured in a day !

A serious love-letter to Stephen King and his work, alongside other British horror authors, and a central theme of a paradise-like town akin to the recent ... READ MORE

Keith Walters at London

Eerie and enticing! A perfect summer AND Halloween read!

I devoured this wonderfully atmospheric book in three sittings. The only thing stopping me from finishing it in two was a rather inconvenient stay in hospi... READ MORE

Julian at Merry Hill at Brierley Hill

A slow-burning tension builder from a masterful crime author.

A slow-burning tension builder from a masterful crime author, twisty and mysterious with very rewarding payoffs in the final few chapters. Serenity Fall... READ MORE

Connor at Craigavon at Lisburn

Synopsis

Welcome to Serenity Falls – the most idyllic town in the US and the safest place for families to grow up together, where crime is non-existent. It seems the perfect relocation option for Dan and his daughter Sadie as they move from the UK. A fresh start, thousands of miles from their troubled past.

But their new idyll is shattered when they find a dead body in their swimming pool.

And it turns out that’s just the start of a series of odd discoveries. Abandoned houses where people have seemingly just upped and left. The strange woman Sadie keeps seeing around town putting up ‘missing’ posters for a child who drowned twenty-five years ago. An ice cream van that drives around at night making sure residents are asleep...

As plans gear up to celebrate Serenity Falls’ fiftieth anniversary, something is stirring beneath the surface of the idyllic façade. Is Serenity Falls really the perfect town or is it founded on something far darker? And is someone so desperate to keep its secrets that they’d resort to anything to preserve them?

Welcome to Serenity Falls – the perfect town. For murder.

Publisher information

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780241529966
Number of pages: 400
Dimensions: 240 x 156 x 40 mm
Weight: 750g
Languages: English

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Serenity Falls

Welcome to Serenity Falls, gated and exclusive. Its avenues pristine and gardens carefully manicured. Picture perfect living, no keys only electronic wrist... READ MORE

Big Bertha

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A Gripping, Ghostly Thriller That Keeps You Turning Pages

C.J Tudor delivers another atmospheric winner with Serenity Falls, a book that leans heavily into her signature strengths: breakneck speed, razor-sharp dia... READ MORE

Amy A

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everything you want from a CJ book!

I'm a mad CJ Tudor fan and have read most of her books and was chuffed to bits to be given the opportunity to read and fall on love with yet another edge o... READ MORE

Suse

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Welcome to Serenity Falls. Once you’re here, you’re here to stay.

I really enjoyed this book, set in Serenity Falls, a perfectly picturesque gated town in the US, built in the 70's and still feeling pretty stuck there! Bu... READ MORE

Tina

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Serenity Falls

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