Hello and welcome to my website...
My name is Carly Reagon and I am an author, editor and writing coach.
So far, I have published three novels, The Toll House (2022), Hear Him Calling (2024), and The Infirmary (2025) with a fourth novel out in 2026. All four books are published by Sphere, an imprint of Little, Brown UK.
I have a PhD in English/Creative Writing, have topped the Amazon book charts several times, have been reviewed by The Observer, Woman’s Own and Prima magazine, and was a shortlistee for the prestigious Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize. My debut novel, The Toll House, was a Welsh Waterstones book of the month.
I have written stories ever since I was a child and love nothing better that a full day reading, writing and editing. I also love helping aspiring authors to achieve their dreams and navigate the often tricky road to publication – I am always willing to chat about potential mentoring and/or editing, just drop me a line via my Contact page.
As well as being an author, I am a senior lecturer in higher education and mum to three children. We live with our two greyhounds in South Wales, UK.
Reviews
An edge-of-the-seat, nail-biting read. I loved it. — KATE HAMER author of THE GIRL IN THE RED COAT
This sinister thriller will chill you to your very core ― WOMAN’S OWN
If you like a good ghost story put this chilling thriller to the very top of your reading list — SARAH PEARSE author of THE SANATORIUM
A satisfyingly good old-fashioned ghost story that brilliantly echoes the likes of Susan Hill with an originality all of its own. Perfect for a spooky autumnal read. — SUSAN STOKES-CHAPMAN, Sunday Times bestselling author of PANDORA
A real pageturner with pressure mounting to the very end. Carly Reagon makes writing scares look easy. — REBECCA F. JOHN, author of THE HAUNTING OF HENRY TWIST
A beautifully written tale of hauntings, grief, and the stories folded in old houses. Carly Reagon is one to watch. — C.J. COOKE, author of THE LIGHTHOUSE WITCHES
I hoovered this up in one go. It’s perfect for the spooky season. Be prepared for some seriously good twists. — NATASHA PULLEY author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
Sinister from the get-go, THE TOLL HOUSE is a belter of a ghost story. A novel where two families, 150 years apart, navigate living in a house where grief and murder have bled into the walls. I loved it. — LIV MATTHEWS author of THE TWINS
Carly Reagon’s genre-blending debut is perfect for fans of psychological thrillers looking for some supernatural chills. Past crimes, present fears, secrets & lingering threat had me turning those final pages late into the night. — ANITA FRANK, author of THE LOST ONES
Tons of spooky fun … will definitely provide you with some shivery chills and a pleasurable sense of mounting doom. ― OBSERVER
Pacy and page-turning this, dual timeline, ghost story will keep you up long after the witching hour – if you dare — REBECCA NETLEY author of THE WHISTLING
A book that feels like it’s watching you as you read it… an unsettling and gripping ghost story that’ll have you looking over your shoulder until the end! — CARI THOMAS author of THREADNEEDLE
‘Powerful, haunting and truly terrifying’ CHRIS WHITAKER, author of We Begin at the End
‘Beautifully written and epically scary’ ROSIE ANDREWS, author of The Leviathan