A child in danger, an isolated house in the depths of winter – and a killer on the loose…
‘Don’t miss … guaranteed unputdownable’ Observer
Snow-covered fields and moors stretch away on all sides of Herondale House. Despite rumours of an escaped killer on the run, Deborah Lindsay knows that she must control her fear – she has a young charge, 13-year-old prodigy Carreen, to care for.
But the isolated Yorkshire farmhouse already holds the terrible secret of one death – and after an increasing number of sinister ‘accidents’, Deborah begins to wonder how long it will be before evil strikes again…
‘A splendidly romantic first thriller’ Times Literary Supplement
‘Don’t miss … guaranteed unputdownable’ Observer
Snow-covered fields and moors stretch away on all sides of Herondale House. Despite rumours of an escaped killer on the run, Deborah Lindsay knows that she must control her fear – she has a young charge, 13-year-old prodigy Carreen, to care for.
But the isolated Yorkshire farmhouse already holds the terrible secret of one death – and after an increasing number of sinister ‘accidents’, Deborah begins to wonder how long it will be before evil strikes again…
‘A splendidly romantic first thriller’ Times Literary Supplement
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Reviews
Another winner ... Fascinates continuously from start to finish
Terrifyingly enclosed spine-chiller
Joan Aiken has established herself as one of the leading purveyors of suspense
Don't miss ... guaranteed unputdownable
The British master of supernatural fiction
Top quality
A splendidly romantic first thriller
A first thriller which has the unmistakeable whiff of success
Unusual, enthralling, full of wry fun
Joan Aiken's triumph with this genre is that she does it so much better than others