The Ravine

Description

For a devoted wife and mother, a restful getaway descends into an inescapable nightmare in a novel of dark psychological suspense by the author of The Body Next Door.

Harlow has almost everything she ever wanted: a passionate marriage, an adorable stepson, and a fresh start at her husband Gregor’s boyhood home on the water. If only she could get pregnant, her happiness would be complete.

But soon after they arrive on the misty, tree-cloaked island, Gregor starts to change–and Harlow is shaken by his odd connection to their neighbor Kirsten, a luminous tradwife influencer.

Then, deep in a wooded ravine, Harlow finds evidence of an unspeakable murder–or thinks she does. Desperate to know what’s real and what’s only in her mind, she tracks down rumors of missing girls and bloody rituals, and begins to suspect that her marriage, too, hides a menace she never saw coming.

Each day the feeling grows: the safest thing she can do is run. But from what, Harlow can’t even begin to imagine.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Maia Chance
Published: 02/03/2026
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
ISBN: 9781662535109
Pages: 381
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 1.03″ H x 8.44″ L x 5.57″ W

About the Author
Chance, Maia: –

Maia Chance writes addictively creepy domestic thrillers with a supernatural twist, including The Body Next Door. She’s also the author of the quirky and humorous Discreet Retrieval Agency, Fairy Tale Fatal, and Agnes & Effie mysteries. Every story she writes starts with a house she’s obsessed with–whether it’s a New England farmhouse or a castle in the Black Forest. She loves to bake, read, and walk her dog (a terrier with an incredible moustache) while secretly gawking at other people’s houses. Maia lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and two children, and you can connect with her at maiachance.com.