A Darker ACT

A Darker ACT - Paperback

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A Darker ACT

A Darker ACT - Paperback

by Amy Goldsmith
$12.99
Sale price  $12.99 Regular price 

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by Amy Goldsmith (Author)

A chilling romantic folk horror inspired by the legend of the Wild Hunt! Months after their harrowing final performance, a teen girl reunites with her acting troupe for a weekend in the woods--only to find something they awakened has followed them there.

"One of the most exciting YA horror writers working today." --Melinda Salisbury, author of Her Dark Wings

There's something on those moors that likes to hunt young maidens for sport....

Senior Hazel Fletcher is thrilled when she scores the lead in her high school theater group's latest production: a doomed romance inspired by local legends of a fearsome huntsman who once rode over the moors. Reclusive and talented, the Edgemoor Players usually keep their parts--and their secrets--to themselves, most of all Roman Cavalero, their enigmatic leading man.

That was then. Now, months later, no one dares talk about the play, its disastrous final performance, or the eerie events that dogged their rehearsals.

When Hazel is unexpectedly reunited with her old castmates on an extra-credit camping trip, the group finds themselves holed up in a ruined church, deep within the wintry fold of an ancient wood. There, tragedy strikes, and Hazel and the rest of the Players are forced to confront old fears and reckon with a deadly truth: What they started last year isn't over.

Months ago, the Edgemoor Players woke something up--and now it won't rest until it hunts down its prey.

Author Biography

Amy Goldsmith is the author of four books: Those We Drown, Our Wicked Histories, Predatory Natures, and A Darker Act. She collects vintage horror anthologies and considers herself an expert on reality TV. Amy hails from the UK and lives by the sea with her family.

Number of Pages: 368
Dimensions: 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN
Publication Date: October 13, 2026
ISBN9780593814383
Author Amy Goldsmith
PublisherDelacorte Press
GenreYoung adult
FormatPaperback
PublishedOctober 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages368
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceTeens & young adults and Adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Amy Goldsmith

Amy Goldsmith grew up on the south coast of England, obsessed with obscure 70s horror movies and antiquarian ghost stories. She studied Psychology at the University of Sussex and, after gaining her Postgraduate Certificate in Education, moved to inner London to teach. Now, she lives back on the south coast where she still teaches English and spends her weekends trawling antiques shops for haunted mirrors. She is the author of Those We Drown and Our Wicked Histories.

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