Silent Night

Author: Emma Read

Reading age: from c 9 years

Published on 6 November 2025 by Chicken House Ltd in the United Kingdom.

A spooky Christmas read for ages 10 and up! All is calm,

but something's not right ... 

When Masen, Conor and Joss wake up in the caravan on Christmas

morning, a chill of unease fills the air. Their presents sit untouched

in the house across the way, but their parents are nowhere

to be found. Outside, a blizzard rages.

Families don’t just vanish on Christmas Day.

Something is very wrong – but what . . .?

A wintry and mysterious Christmas thriller for ages 10

and up - perfect for a spooky winter night

From the author of The Housetrap; perfect for

fans of Jennifer Killick 

Think Day of the Triffids made modern! 

PRAISE FOR EMMA READ: 

'I read it in one sitting ... gloriously spooky and utterly

splendid' HANA TOOKE, author of THE UNADOPTABLES

'Fun, fresh and delightfully creepy' AMY MCCAW,

author of MINA AND THE UNDEAD

'A deliciously creepy, shocking thrill-ride of a book'

SOPHIE WILLS, author of THE ORPHANS OF ST HALIBUT'S

'Enough spooks and thrills to fill a haunted house!' MARIA

KUZNIAR, author of THE SHIP OF SHADOWS