Buried Thunder by Tim Bowler

The eerie and bizarre incidents begin as soon as fourteen-year-old Maya's family takes over the quaint old Rowen Tree Hotel. First she makes a horrific discovery in the surrounding forest. Then Maya realizes that she is being closely watched, even as she sleeps. It is all too terrifying to believe. Perhaps she's going mad and is only imagining the sounds in the night and the feeling of being stalked. Maybe she didn't see anything in the forest after all. Certainly the police and villagers think she is either lying or crazy. And there's another question: what was she doing alone in the woods in the first place? All she knows is that the mesmerizing eyes of a wild fox drew her there. Those eyes will find her again.

Time Bowler is the author of the popular Blade series for young adults, which The Horn Book called "an addictive blend of paranoia and suspense." His YA novel River Boy won the prestigious Carnegie Medal in the United Kingdom, where he lives.

Unrated Critic Reviews for Buried Thunder

Kirkus Reviews

Her family finds her and guides her out of this terrifying forest, but when they reach their new home/business—a village hotel called the Rowan Tree—something chilling occurs: A police officer sent to investigate is the same person as the first dead body.

Beverley Guardian

As Maya’s fears grow over strange footsteps in the night, inexplicable creaks under her bed and the constant scratch, scratch, scratch at her bedroom door, she knows for sure that someone is going to die.