When Sarah is sent by her London law firm to the small seaside town of Merton, there is more to sort out than the huge Pardoe estate. But Sarah doesn't realize that as she moves closer to the Pardoe family secrets, she is also moving toward a confrontation with a malevolent ghost from her own past who is now haunting the Pardoes.
Frances Fyfield is master of moody mysteries in tone of grey. This second novel with Sarah Fortune has the usual exploration of convoluted relationships and emotions that fom the core of the mystery. Key among these is the feelings that draw into places we know we should not go, but can't help. Tight and suspenseful, this demonstrates why Fyfield is head and shoulders above most other writers of this kind of dark suspense.
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