Penniless and newly orphaned Briar Monroe finds shelter at Thornby Manor, a brooding estate above a mist-shrouded lake. But whispers of a dead wife, an estranged son and locked-away secrets haunt its corridors … Atmospheric, intoxicating and laced with peril, a spellbinding historical mystery of love, betrayal, obsession and a house that will not forget… ‘Gloriously and traditionally gothic, rich in mist, rattling windowpanes, hidden missives and feverish dreams … an addictive Victorian mystery’ Joanna Miller ‘A gripping gothic tale, simmering with menace’ A.J. West ‘Fuses the brooding sense of menace of a Brontë novel with the twisty notes of a suspense thriller. A deliciously absorbing gothic mystery’ Vaseem Khan ‘Atmospheric and accomplished … steeped in the gothic tradition of mystery and grief’ Essie Fox _______ There – suddenly – was Thornby Manor. I would never forget the first time I saw it… A talisman of darkness, an emblem of death. Warwickshire, 1891. Recently orphaned and