The Haunting of Paynes Hollow: A Novel

by Kelley Armstrong

288 pages, Paperback

Expected publication October 6, 2026

About the author

Kelley Armstrong has been telling stories since before she could write. Her earliest written efforts were disastrous. If asked for a story about girls and dolls, hers would invariably feature undead girls and evil dolls, much to her teachers' dismay. All efforts to make her produce "normal" stories failed.

Today, she continues to spin tales of ghosts and demons and werewolves, while safely locked away in her basement writing dungeon. She's the author of the NYT-bestselling "Women of the Otherworld" paranormal suspense series and "Darkest Powers" young adult urban fantasy trilogy, as well as the Nadia Stafford crime series. Armstrong lives in southwestern Ontario with her husband, kids and far too many pets.

Reviews

[Reba Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

A family's secrets and the terror those secrets bring. A lake that is hungry. An amazing look into old legends and how those legends come back to haunt you.

[Gabby Frohrip · Rating 5 out of 5]

Don’t read this book when it gets dark. Had me shivering in fear 🙈

[Heather Harsch · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. Kept me in my toes with lots of twists & turns.