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The Silence of Herondale: A missing child, a deserted house, and the secrets that connect them
Joan Aiken
Yorkshire, Fiction, Crime & mystery, Classic crime
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
Praise for The Silence of Herondale: A missing child, a deserted house, and the secrets that connect them
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Joan Aiken's triumph with this genre is that she does it so much better than others - NEW YORK TIMES
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Unusual, enthralling, full of wry fun - SUNDAY TIMES
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The British master of supernatural fiction - WASHINGTON POST
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Terrifyingly enclosed spine-chiller - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Joan Aiken
Joan Aiken (Author)
Joan Aiken (1924-2004) was born in Rye, Sussex. She was the daughter of the American poet Conrad Aiken, and her step-father was English writer Martin Armstrong.
Joan Aiken wrote over one hundred books for young readers and adults and is recognised as one of the classic children's authors of the twentieth century. Her best-known books are The Wolves of Willoughby Chase chronicles and the Arabel's Raven series, but she is also famous for her brilliant short stories. Joan Aiken received the Edgar Allan Poe Award in the United States as well as the Guardian Award for Fiction. She was decorated with an MBE for her services to children's books.
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