They Let Themselves In

Someone’s been in the house…

David Tobias has an ordinary life: a wife and two kids, a teaching job at the local high school, a lovely house with a pretty garden. But when he’s up on a step ladder fixing a bird box to a tree, he happens to peer down the other side of the fence that marks his property. That’s when he sees something that should not be there, something taken from inside his home.
It’s a mystery how it got there, and there’s no solution forthcoming, but he and his wife Emma manage to convince themselves it’s a one off…

Then it happens again. And again. Each new discovery more disturbing than the last. Seemingly taunted by an unknown intruder, the lives of the Tobias family begin to unravel…

From the author of ‘The Deleted’ and ’21 Dares’, comes a novella of suspense and dread that compels you to ask: is your house secure when you turn off the lights?

Praise for Stephen Barnard:

“Run, don't walk and get a copy of this book immediately. After reading these ten twisted tales, I must warn you to not take any detours as you hurry along... Stephen Barnard deftly illustrates what happens when we wander off course.” – for ‘Dark Detours’

“I was drawn in immediately, and couldn’t stop thinking about the story until I was able to finish…” – for ’21 Dares’

“A really interesting and compelling story of what happens in a community during the Covid shutdown. Starts off like a haunting and develops from there. Very creepy.” – for ‘Something Close’