The Stone House (novel)

The Stone House was the second of the three originally planned Class novels, tied to the first series. It was written by A.K. Benedict.

Publisher's summary
"If you get out, you'd think you'd be one of the lucky ones. But you're not. The house infects you."

There's an old stone house near Coal Hill School. Most people hurry past it. They've heard the stories. But, if you stop, and look up, you'll see the face of a girl, pressed up against a window. Screaming.

Tanya finds herself drawn to the stone house. There's a mystery there, and she's going to solve it. But the more she investigates, the more she realises that there's a presence in the house. One that wants her.

Something is waiting for Tanya in the stone house. Something that has been trapping others in its web over the years. Something that is far worse than any ghosts.

Plot
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Characters

 * Tanya Adeola
 * Andrea Quill
 * Charlie Smith
 * Matteusz Andrzejewski
 * April MacLean
 * Ram Singh
 * Vivian Adeola
 * Amira
 * Yana
 * Baba
 * Ummi
 * Zainer
 * Andy
 * Alan Turnpike
 * Constantine Oliver
 * Rajesh
 * Danny
 * Doug
 * DC Carpenter
 * DC Turner
 * Female bone spider
 * Baby bone spider

Individuals

 * Tanya Adeola has a neighbour named Mrs Cartwright.

Alien species

 * Miss Quill mentions Daleks.

Plants

 * Dandelions grow in the garden of the old stone house.
 * Tanya sees geraniums.

Animals

 * Trochulus hispidus is a species of snails with hairy shells.
 * Mrs Cartwright has a Collie.

Food

 * Tanya often eats Shreddies in the evening.

Organisations

 * Tanya often tries hacking the Pentagon.

Technology

 * April MacLean uses Nair tubes to remove hair.

London locations

 * The old stone house is at the end of an East End street.

Other locations

 * Amira with her father, mother and sister Yana lived in Damascus until the war started.

Culture

 * The old stone house would have been too gothic for the Addams Family.

Continuity

 * Miss Quill asks if her students have been replaced again. (PROSE: Joyride)
 * After their first kiss (TV: Nightvisiting), Ram and April started dating.
 * Matteusz has moved in with Charlie. (TV: Nightvisiting)
 * The events of this story are set between Nightvisiting and Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart.

Audio release
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