Manchester 1895. In the midst of a heatwave, a sinister killer stalks the city. One by one the victims are brought to Arnold Kelley and Daughter – Undertakers of Distinction for their professional services. Sophia Kelley is clairvoyant, and the souls of the victims reach out to her. She experiences visions of their relationship with the killer; she sees their terrible deaths at his hands. In 1888, Jack the Ripper’s victims were all working girls and the Manchester killer is equally selective. He chooses young, middle-class women who are tall, blonde and engaged in professions that in previous decades had been taken by men. Sophia is such a one. Society’s attitude to women is changing and the killer objects.
Sophia is engaged to marry a police sergeant, Nathaniel Roberts, and they each uncover clues to the killer’s identity which do not blend until almost the last moment, when both their lives hang in the balance.
A novel for adults. 446 pages.
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It’s World War One. In a beautiful mansion on a hill, the ghosts of past ages and present nightmares weave coils around a nurse and a soldier. February 1915, the Great War is gathering momentum and Haigh Hall, home of the Earl of Balcarres, has been loaned as an auxiliary hospital. Locals know that the Hall and woods are haunted. Alice Martin returns to her home town to take up her new post as Matron after the sudden and mysterious death of her predecessor. Soldiers with terrible injuries have been sent to recover in the Hall that is surrounded by ancient woodland and wide landscapes. But each soldier brings with him phantoms from the war. Alice finds that one officer draws her attention whilst conflicts are brewing between the Hall staff, leading to the greatest danger for one of them.
The atmosphere is charged, and a fearful ghostly presence stalks the passageways of the Hall which stands on the site of much older dwellings. Alice must negotiate on all fronts to ensure the hospital runs well and to do this she enlists the help of her friend, Sophia, a clairvoyant and medium.
A novel for adults. 439 pages.
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Everyone wears a mask. Surely primary schools are meant to be islands of childhood joy in a chaotic world? Internal power plays and pressure from the outside world push the boundaries of normal behaviour. School is besieged by the press, social media and politics, surrounded by the police and almost overcome by people-power. Tension builds. Everyone has a different breaking point but when one person reaches theirs, there are terrible consequences.
‘This was a gripping read.’ Lizzie Gates, author of The Wolf of Dalriada – Matador
‘This is a fast paced, entertaining read with lots of action, a great story.’ Jacqueline Farrell, author of Sophronia and the Vampire – Amazon
‘Crime writing that keeps you guessing til the end.’ Carol Fenlon, author of Impress Novel Prize winner: Consider the Lilies
A book for adults. 377 pages.
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Bea was living a life of quiet desperation. Her husband was abusing her; her job no longer fulfilled her. She was fearful, isolated. When the chance came, she escaped. She sought refuge in the only place she could, a cottage that had stood for centuries overlooking the sea. It offered more than four walls. The spirit of her ancestor travelled through eight hundred years to give her the strength and guidance she needed to face her enemies, and to save her life. Two women, bonded by blood, reach across time to one another. Forces of darkness from the past and the present work against them both. Can they find their courage?
This time-slip novel is set in medieval Anglesey and the present day. A mystery thriller. This is a book for adults. 379 pages.
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