Narrated by Anna Caputo and Saskia Maarleveld and Ari Fliakos, A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James has a runtime of 10 hrs 17 mins on Audible.
Publisher’s Summary
“From the book’s chillingly creepy setting, which previously appeared in The Sun Down Motel (2020), to a nerve-jangling plot that effectively borrows from a mix of genres to the writing itself, which shimmers with a dazzlingly sharp sense of wit, everything about St. James’ latest is done to perfection.”-Booklist (starred review)
Simone St. James, the New York Times bestselling author of The Sun Down Motel, returns with her scariest, most shocking novel yet in this pulse-pounding story about siblings who return to the house they fled 18 years before, called back by the ghost of their long-missing brother and his haunting request: Come home.
Strange things happen in Fell, New York. A mysterious drowning at the town’s roadside motel. The unexplained death of a young girl whose body is left by the railroad tracks. For the Esmie siblings—Violet, Vail, and Dodie—the final straw was the shocking disappearance of their little brother. It started as a normal game of hide-and-seek. The three closed their eyes and counted to ten while Ben went to hide. But this time, they never found their brother—he was gone and the ongoing search efforts turned up no clues.
As their parents grew increasingly distant, Violet, Vail, and Dodie were each haunted by visions and frightening events that made them leave town and never look back. Violet still sees dead people—spirits who remind her of Sister, the menacing presence that terrorized her for years.
And now after two decades running from their past, it’s time for a homecoming. Because Ben is back, and he’s ready to lead them to the answers they’ve longed for and long feared. If the ghosts of Fell don’t get to them first.
A Box Full of Darkness is another propulsive thriller from the author of The Broken Girls and The Book of Cold Cases, a surprising horror story from a writer who is “particularly gifted at doling out twists” (The New York Times).
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Anna Caputo and Saskia Maarleveld and Ari Fliakos
- Length: 10 hrs 17 mins
- Publisher: Penguin Audio
- Release year: 2026
- Audible category: Literature & Fiction / Horror / Literature & Fiction
Listener Ratings
A Box Full of Darkness holds an average listener rating of 4.4/5 from 577 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.7/5
- Story: 4.4/5
- 5-star ratings: 61% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
5/5 stars — “Great listen! “
I really enjoyed this book! the story was great and the readers did a great job giving the story life.— Zandra Texeira, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Exciting and captivating “
I loved the characters even when they were unlikable, which was most of the time. The relationships were complicated, as it often is especially with siblings. I loved the paranormal aspects and even if one doesn’t believe in such things the story is still worth the “read,” or “listen.”— Cindy Timms, Audible listener
3/5 stars — “The ending”
I really enjoyed this book up until the ending. I was hoping for more explanations to tidy it up a bit but it just left me with more questions. The narrators were great.— dlo, Audible listener
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