num_pages: 122
description: Sian, tired of nightmares in which she meets a grisly end, decides she needs to get out more. Joining an archaeological dig at Whitby Abbey, she uncovers a mystery involving a long-hidden murder. Faber's novella is in turn thriller, romance, ghost story and meditation on the nature of sincerity.
language: English
title: The hundred and ninety-nine steps
titlecomplete: The hundred and ninety-nine steps
genres: Short Stories, Fiction, Horror, Literature, Contemporary, Novels, Novella, British Literature, Gothic, Mystery
ratings_count: 1284
places: Whitby, Yorkshire, England
publisher: Canongate