`The face looked at Maddy. I saw its empty eyes gleam. The figure lifted its hand and tipped back its chin. A splash of darkness leapt out of the throat. It spread all over the pale dress ... somebody screamed and screamed. I think it was me.

 

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 1999 by Hachette Children's Group .

Ann Halam is the internationally-acclaimed author of ghost and horror stories for children and science fiction (as Gwyneth Jones) for adults. She has been shortlisted for many awards including the WH Smith Mind Boggling Books Award and has twice won the World Fantasy Award. She lives in Brighton.