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A Shadow on the Lens: The most Gothic, claustrophobic, wonderfully dark thriller to grip you this year
Sam Hurcom
Wales, Photography & photographs, Crime & mystery, Historical mysteries, Thriller / suspense, Historical fiction
A stifling, atmospheric gothic crime novel with a unique protagonist and killer twist - for fans of THE WOMAN IN BLACK, THE SILENT COMPANIONS and LITTLE STRANGERS.
The stifling, atmospheric, gothic crime novel with a unique protagonist and killer twist, perfect for fans of THE WOMAN IN BLACK, THE SILENT COMPANIONS, and LITTLE STRANGERS
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1904. Thomas Bexley, one of the first forensic photographers, is called to the sleepy Welsh village of Dinas Powys. A yound girl named Betsan Tilny has been found murdered in the woodland.
One night, he develops the crime scene photographs in the cellar of his lodgings. There, he finds a face dimly visible in the photographs - the shadowed spectre of Betsan Tilny.
In the days that follow, Thomas senses a growing presence watching him as he tries to uncover what the villagers of Dinas Powys are so intent on keeping secret...
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'Gothic, claustrophobic and wonderfully dark' - GUARDIAN
'Top notch historical crime fiction, with a dash of the supernatural. A gorgeous book and a riveting tale' - DAVID YOUNG
'An intriguing debut' - THE TIMES
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