In a deep dark Scottish wood there stand two houses, a mile apart. Between them stands a hallowed building. A chapel? A crypt? And close by runs a river with a rickety bridge, a Devil’s Bridge. In the garden of one house is a rocking standing stone, all this adds a creepy atmosphere to a fine mystery. Once, one of the houses was a progressive hippy school which closed when a 12-year old lad committed suicide. Now, twenty-eight years later one of those original children is enticed back to the area. He is scared of something and an old friend takes him in and hides him. She is our narrator. What she unearths to help her friend grows more mysterious as she attempts to unearth what happened to those kids over the years. Layer on layer of mystery builds to an unexpected climax. Tight, well observed with a sinister sense of place and with a nod to the supernatural , this is an intriguing read. Highly recommended. ~ Sarah Broadhurst
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Crime and Mystery |