Description
In Victorian England, a respected country banker tries to maintain respectability while living beyond his means in a sprawling Tudor hall—one wing sealed away and rumored to be haunted. As unsettling stories seep into everyday life, the household’s secrets begin to surface, drawing him and those closest to him into a web of suspicion, intrigue, and mounting dread. With the sharp pacing of sensation fiction and a distinctly Braddon-like talent for turning domestic detail into suspense, the novel blends social observation with gothic atmosphere. Expect themes of hidden inheritance, moral compromise, and the thin line between reputation and ruin, all propelled by plot construction that keeps the reader guessing without ever letting the tension fade.
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Published Jan 1, 1879
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First Published
1879
Language
eng
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