Synopses & Reviews
Following a shattering and exceedingly public personal tragedy, Antonia Weston moved to the sleepy town of Amberwood seeking peace and anonymity. As she struggles to rebuild her life, Antonia finds herself increasingly fascinated by the macabre history surrounding the town. The abandoned watermill, Twygrist, with its brooding darkness, and the now-vanished Latchkill Asylumwhere, a hundred years ago, the unfortunate inmates suffered gruesome fatesboth pique her interest. Eventually, however, Antonia's obsession with the linked histories of Twygrist and Latchkill alerts someone from her own past, a person who knows the towns brooding secrets and who is prepared to use that knowledge in the most horrifying manner.
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"A tense, gripping psychological thriller with mass market appeal. Extremely dark and disturbing . . . The author really knows how to weave a tale, providing bumps and jolts along the way." —Bookseller
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“She has a crisp and intelligent style, and a real way with tension.” —Mo Hayder, author, The Devil of Nanking
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“Equal parts Daphne du Maurier, Josephine Tey and Ruth Rendell, Rayne possesses superb storytelling skills.” —US Mystery Guild
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“Rayne handles her complex plot with great skill and the suspense is held to the very end.” —Shots
Synopsis
Following a shattering and all-too-public personal tragedy, Antonia Weston has come to the sleepy town of Amberwood seeking peace and anonymity. But that peace is soon threatened by a series of disturbing incidents--incidents that eerily echo a past she's trying to forget. As she struggles to rebuild her life, Antonia becomes drawn to the town's macabre history: the abandoned mill, Twygrist, with its brooding darkness, and the now-vanished Latchkill Asylum. Antonia's fascination with the linked histories of Latchkill and Twygrist has alerted someone from her own past. Someone who knows all about Twygrist's darkness. Someone prepared to use that knowledge in the most horrifying way.
About the Author
Sarah Rayne is the award-winning author of several suspense novels, including A Dark Dividing, The Death Chamber, Roots of Evil, and Tower of Silence.