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The Ghost Orchid

Carol Goodman author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cornerstone

Published:5th Apr '07

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The chilling new gothic thriller from the author of The Lake of Dead Languages

Bosco: once a beautiful, stately home, is now a tranquil artists' retreat. Ellis Brooks has come here for the opportunity to write a novel inspired by the scandalous events that took place in the mansion's early days. As Ellis delves into Bosco's sinister history, she starts to uncover unnerving connections between the living and the dead.

Bosco: once a beautiful, stately home, now a tranquil artists' retreat. Ellis Brooks has come here for the peace and quiet - and for the opportunity to write a novel inspired by the scandalous events that took place in the mansion's early days, a scandal involving a medium of dubious repute, three dead children and a séance that ended in tragedy.

As Ellis delves into Bosco's sinister history, she starts to uncover unnerving connections between the living and the dead. The past is forcing its way into the present, and - as the members of the artistic community come under greater and greater threat - Ellis must untangle the truth caught up in the house's murky past, before it ensnares them all...

Embrace your inner Goth with this atmospheric shiver fest * Elle *
The strength of The Lake of Dead Languages is a silken prose that lures the reader into Goodman's . . . story of murder, suicide . . . revenge, and madness * Washington Post Book World *
Like Donna Tartt's A Secret History or a good film noir . . . [The Lake of Dead Languages] keep readers hooked. * People *
A highly charged novel of suspense that will have you riveted to your chair * Woman & Home *

ISBN: 9780099468134

Dimensions: 178mm x 110mm x 28mm

Weight: 245g

464 pages