PRODUCT OVERVIEW
- ISBN 9781409189879
- Categories 25QT1, [2024], BX, BXOS, DEC24_1, F CTM, Fiction, Mystery and Thriller, New Arrivals OS, NOV24_1, PNSG_OCT
- Author(s) Sam Hurcom
- Publisher Orion Publishing Group
- Pages 288
- Format Paperback B
- Dimensions 12.7cm x 2.3cm x 19.6cm
- Weight 0.272 kg
product description
The stifling, atmospheric, gothic crime novel with a unique protagonist and killer twist, perfect for fans of The Woman in Black, The Silent Companions, and Little Strangers
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1904. Thomas Bexley, one of the first forensic photographers, is called to the sleepy Welsh village of Dinas Powys. A yound girl named Betsan Tilny has been found murdered in the woodland.
One night, he develops the crime scene photographs in the cellar of his lodgings. There, he finds a face dimly visible in the photographs - the shadowed spectre of Betsan Tilny.
In the days that follow, Thomas senses a growing presence watching him as he tries to uncover what the villagers of Dinas Powys are so intent on keeping secret...
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'Gothic, claustrophobic and wonderfully dark' - GUARDIAN
'Top notch historical crime fiction, with a dash of the supernatural. A gorgeous book and a riveting tale' - DAVID YOUNG
'An intriguing debut' - THE TIMES