<b>Dark, atmospheric and crackling with period intrigue. The perfect summer read</b>

- Rachel Rhys, author of Richard & Judy Book Club pick Dangerous Crossing,

As buried secrets and lies unravel, tension begins to mount in this <b>atmospheric and compelling story</b>

Female First

<b>Heady with atmosphere, simmering with tension,</b> this novel had me captivated. When I wasn't reading, I was thinking about it, when I was reading, <b>I couldn't think about anything else!</b>

- Jenny Ashcroft,

Se alle

<b>With excellent characters, the novel revels in the magical backdrop of Cornwall, with shades of du Maurier</b>

Daily Mail

Richly textured, with <b>a clever and deeply satisfying conclusion</b>, the influence of Daphne du Maurier's <b><i>Rebecca</i> infuses the <i>The Stranger</i><i> </i>. . .</b>

Sunday Express

Simmers with a forbidding unease that makes it <b>impossible to put down.</b> Creepy and evocative, the mystery builds to a shocking end. Impressive

Heat

Everyone loves unravelling a good mystery and <b>armchair sleuths won't be disappointed</b> with <i>The Stranger</i>

Yours Magazine

<b>An evocative whodunnit . . . an absorbing, heart-wrenching romance.</b> This stunning tale about <b>a house of secrets where everyone is guilty of something</b> is both immersive and deeply atmospheric

Fabulous Magazine

With its <b>vivid Cornwall setting</b> and a <b>house full of shadows</b>, <i>The Stranger </i>has <b>echoes of Daphne Du Maurier</b> but its <b>riveting in its own right</b>

Red Magazine

<b>A beautifully written tale of family secrets, loves and losses, set against the magical Cornish coastline. I loved it</b>

- Amanda Jennings,

A <b>fabulous twisting tale</b>, so beautifully written that <b>the pages practically turned themselves.</b> <b>I couldn't put it down</b>

- Liz Fenwick,

A <b>beautiful </b>and <b>intriguing</b> <b>page-turner</b>, where <b>the</b> <b>secrets of the past cast long shadows.</b> Cornwall springs to life in vivid colour

- Dinah Jefferies,

<b>Beautifully written and unputdownable. I loved it</b>

- Katie Fforde,

<b>An enthralling tale of secrets, the twists and turns will have you hooked to the very last breathtaking page</b>

- Jane Bailey, author of What Was Rescued,

<b>An atmospheric whodunit set in the Second World War</b>

The Sunday Post

A <b>beautifully woven</b>, immersive story that <b>completely transported me</b>

- Judith Kinghorn,

<b>With such vivid, mysterious characters and an atmospheric setting, the echoes of Du Maurier's Cornwall are on every page. Brilliant!</b>

- Emylia Hall,

<b>A wonderful, gripping, beautifully written book. From the first page, I didn't want to put it down - and by the second half I literally <i>couldn't</i> put it down</b>

- Katherine Webb,

<b>Beautiful and haunting, you'll struggle to put down this mysterious tale</b>

Take a Break

<b>Wonderfully atmospheric and utterly engrossing. I hardly moved until I had read to the very last word</b>

- AJ Pearce author of, Dear Mrs Bird

<b>Take an isolated house, family secrets, a divine Cornish setting, the tensions of war and you have all the ingredients for a tale where the pages take on a life of their own.</b> <i>The Stranger</i> is wound tight as a clock, ticking down the days leading up to the disappearance of a young woman. <b>It will stay with you long after the last breathtaking pages turn</b>

- Kate Lord Brown,

<b>So beguiling that I truly didn't want it to end.</b> A <b>captivating</b> novel that pulls you into another time and place

- Penny Parkes,

The novel is <b>cinematic</b>, and the <b>vividness of the Cornish landscape</b> and its history of smugglers and pirates add to its charm. <b>An engaging page-turner with a surprising twist at the end</b>

The Lady

<b>Praise for <i>The Girl in the Photograph</i></b>

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Rich and atmospheric, like <i>Rebecca</i> this novel casts an enduring spell

Rachel Hore, Sunday Times bestselling author

Full of slow-burning tension

Essentials

A sweeping saga of secrets and ghosts

Good Housekeeping

A well executed, brooding, creepy atmosphere

Sunday Mirror

A prickly story full of tension

Sunday Express

A top ten Red Magazine book . . .____________Cornwall, 1940. In the hushed hours of deepest night a young woman is found washed up on the rocks. Was it a tragic accident? Or should the residents of Penhallow have been more careful about whom they invited in? In the midst of war three women arrive seeking safety at Penhallow Hall. Each is looking to escape her past. But one of them is not there by choice. As the threat of invasion mounts and the nightly blackouts feel longer and longer, tensions between the close-knit residents rise until dark secrets start to surface. And no one can predict what their neighbour is capable of . . . In a house full of strangers, who do you trust?____________'A beautiful and intriguing page-turner. Cornwall springs to life in vivid colour' Dinah Jefferies, author of The Sapphire Widow'Wonderfully atmospheric and utterly engrossing. I hardly moved until I had read the very last word' AJ Pearce, author of Dear Mrs Bird
Les mer
Reminiscent of Atonement and Sadie Jones's The Uninvited Guests, Riordan tells a devastating story of a house of secrets where everyone is guilty of something.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781405922609
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Vendor
Penguin Books Ltd
Vekt
255 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
22 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
368

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Om bidragsyterne

Kate Riordan is a writer and journalist. She is an avid reader of Daphne du Maurier and Agatha Christie, both of whom have influenced her writing. She lives in the Cotswolds, where she writes full-time. Her previous novels include The Girl In The Photograph, The Shadow Hour, The Stranger and The Heatwave, which was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick. Summer Fever is her fifth novel.