The Shadow Key

''An alluring, immersive Gothic mystery from an impressively talented writer.... A simmering, splendid novel'' Jennifer Saint There''s something devilish going on in the quiet Welsh village of Penhelyg. Will the shadow key unlock its dark secrets? After a grave mistake, Henry Talbot has been forced to take an unappealing position as a village doctor in remote Wales where he can''t speak the language and belief in myth and magic is rife. When Henry discovers his predecessor died in mysterious circumstances, and starts to notice an arcane symbol appearing in odd places, he sets out to find answers. When Henry meets the lady of the manor, Linette Tresilian, he finds her vexingly unhelpful at first. She seems to know little about the shelves of occult books he notices in her family''s library. But Linette has suspicions of her own about what''s happened in the village and, together, their investigations will bind their destinies in ways neither thought possible. PRAISE FOR THE SHADOW KEY ''A haunting, transporting mystery...kept me completely enthralled'' Elodie Harper ''I was gripped... the story was so dark and clever'' Stacey Thomas ''Wonderful. . . an intricate plot, beautiful writing, and a clever exploration of evil. If you like my books, then you''ll love [this]'' Laura Shepherd-Robinson ''A gripping, beautifully executed historical thriller, full of arcane magic and Welsh mythology'' Rosie Andrews ''A tale of chilling suspense, occult secrets and cunning folklore that delicately captures that entanglement of the Welsh landscape and the myths that inhabit it'' Cari Williams

Autorentext
Susan Stokes-Chapman was born in 1985 and grew up in the historic Georgian city of Lichfield, Staffordshire. She studied for four years at Aberystwyth University, graduating with a BA in Education & English Literature and an MA in Creative Writing. Her debut novel, Pandora, was shortlisted for the Lucy Cavendish Fiction prize 2020 and the Glass Bell Award and became an instant Sunday Times number-one bestseller. Her most recent novel is the gothic mystery, The Shadow Key.

Klappentext

'A simmering, splendid novel' Jennifer SaintThere's something devilish going on in the village of Penhelyg. Will the shadow key unlock its secrets?After a grave mistake, Henry Talbot has been forced to take a position as a village doctor in remote Wales where he can't speak the language and belief in myth and magic is rife. When Henry discovers his predecessor died in mysterious circumstances, and notices an arcane symbol appearing in odd places, he sets out to find answers. At first, the unconventional lady of the manor, Linette Tresilian, is vexingly unhelpful with Henry's investigations. But Linette has suspicions of her own about what's happened in the village and, together, their quest will bind their destinies in ways neither thought possible. PRAISE FOR THE SHADOW KEY'A haunting, transporting mystery...kept me completely enthralled' Elodie Harper'I was gripped... the story was so dark and clever' Stacey Thomas'Wonderful. . . an intricate plot, beautiful writing, and a clever exploration of evil. If you like my books, then you'll love [this]' Laura Shepherd-Robinson'A gripping, beautifully executed historical thriller, full of arcane magic and Welsh mythology' Rosie Andrews'A tale of chilling suspense, occult secrets and cunning folklore that delicately captures that entanglement of the Welsh landscape and the myths that inhabit it' Cari Williams

Zusammenfassung

'A simmering, splendid novel' Jennifer Saint

There's something devilish going on in the village of Penhelyg. Will the shadow key unlock its secrets?

After a grave mistake, Henry Talbot has been forced to take a position as a village doctor in remote Wales where he can't speak the language and belief in myth and magic is rife. When Henry discovers his predecessor died in mysterious circumstances, and notices an arcane symbol appearing in odd places, he sets out to find answers.

At first, the unconventional lady of the manor, Linette Tresilian, is vexingly unhelpful with Henry's investigations. But Linette has suspicions of her own about what's happened in the village and, together, their quest will bind their destinies in ways neither thought possible.

PRAISE FOR THE SHADOW KEY

**'A haunting, transporting mysterykept me completely enthralled' Elodie Harper

'I was gripped the story was so dark and clever' Stacey Thomas

'Wonderful. . . an intricate plot, beautiful writing, and a clever exploration of evil. If you like my books, then you'll love [this]' Laura Shepherd-Robinson

'A gripping, beautifully executed historical thriller, full of arcane magic and Welsh mythology' Rosie Andrews

'A tale of chilling suspense, occult secrets and cunning folklore that delicately captures that entanglement of the Welsh landscape and the myths that inhabit it' Cari Williams**