PALACE OF SHADOWS

From the brain behind the upcoming Amazon Prime series Haven starring Sophie Turner Chillingly gothic The Guardian Best Crime and Thrillers of the Year Inspired by the haunting true story of the Winchester Mystery House Palace of Shadows is a hair raising gothic thriller from the prize winning author of the City Blues Quartet Ray Celestin 1899 The desolate Smugglers Coast of North Yorkshire is a place that strikes fear into those who live nearby Unexplained deaths suicides young girls gone missing on the nearby moors the locals say it s the grand house that drives people mad Still when Samuel Etherstone is contacted by its reclusive owner Mrs Chesterfield and commissioned to work on the property he accepts the offer For a penniless artist adrift in London the opportunity is too tempting to ignore It is only on arrival at the Chesterfield house that he learns the sinister details of its architect s disappearance Meanwhile the widowed Mrs Chesterfield keeps adding wing upon wing and no one will tell him the reason behind her chilling obsession But as Samuel delves deeper into the mysteries that swirl about the house the nature of the project becomes terrifyingly clear Darkly entertaining Laura Shepherd Robinson bestselling author