Palace of Shadows - Ray Celestin Kartoniert (TB)

'Chillingly gothic' - The Guardian , Best Crime and Thrillers of the Year Inspired by the haunting true story of the Winchester Mystery House, Ray Celestin's Palace of Shadows is an outstanding historical thriller set against the awe-inspiring terror of the Yorkshire Moors. From the prize-winning author of the City Blues Quartet. 1899 . The desolate Smugglers' Coast of North Yorkshire is a place that strikes fear into those who live nearby. Unexplained deaths, suicides, young girls gone missing on the nearby moors ­­- the locals say it's the grand house that drives people mad. Still, when Samu el Etherstone is contacted by its reclusive owner, Mrs Chesterfield, and commissioned to work on the property, he accepts the offer. For a penniless artist adrift in London, the opportunity is too tempting to ignore. It is only on arrival at the Chesterfield house that he learns the sinister details of its architect's disappearance. And yet the widowed Mrs Chesterfield, keeps adding wing upon wing, and no one will tell him the reason behind her chilling obsession. But as Samuel delves deeper into the mysteries that swirl about the house the nature of the project becomes terrifyingly clear . . . 'Darkly entertaining' - Laura Shepherd-Robinson, bestselling author of The Square of Sevens 'Gloriously bonkers' - Andrew Taylor, bestselling author of The Shadows of London 'A beguiling standalone historical thriller . . . An absolute triumph' - Sunday Express EAN: 9781035019083 Farbverschnitt: Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. Erscheinungsjahr: 12.10.2023 Autoren: Celestin, Ray Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: 340 Themenüberschrift: FICTION / Historical Keyword: Historical; Horror; Occult; Ghosts; Literary Fiction; eerie; MC Escher; 19th century; witchcraft; Yorkshire moors; heiress; arms dealer; World War One; mystery; suspense; secrets; Winchester; nineteenth; WW1 Fachschema: Englische Belletristik / Historischer Roman, Erzählung~Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Historischer Roman, Erzählung~London / Roman, Erzählung~England~England / Roman, Erzählung, Humor~Horror / Romane, Erzählungen, Heftromane Fachkategorie: Historischer Roman~Belletristik: allgemein und literarisch~Historische Kriminalromane~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Tod, Trauer, Verlust~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Psychologisches Innenleben~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Raumwahrnehmung~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Reisen~Horrorliteratur und Übernatürliches Imprint-Titels: Mantle Länge: 232 mm Breite: 152 mm Höhe: 27 mm Gewicht: 438 gr Produktform: Kartoniert