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Book Synopsis''Gothic, claustrophobic, and wonderfully dark'' GUARDIAN on Sam Hurcom''s Thomas Bexley novels...
The next stifling, atmospheric gothic crime novel following one of the world''s first forensic photographers - for fans of The Woman in Black, The Silent Companions and Little Strangers.
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1905. A year after ''the affair'' in Dinas Powys, Thomas Bexley has become a drunkard and recluse, haunted by terrible visions of the dead. But when news of a spate of extraordinary kidnappings reaches him, Thomas is shocked to learn that his dear friend and former mentor, Professor Elijah Hawthorn, is the lead suspect.
Discovering a plea for help from Hawthorn claiming to have unearthed a gruesome conspiracy at the heart of the Metropolitan Police, Thomas embarks on a journey to prove Hawthorn''s innocence.
But wherever Thomas goes, he is followed by the dead, and as the mystery of Hawthorn''s di
Trade Review
A sparkling debut from a name to watch. Hurcom expertly weaves a tale of claustrophobic suspicion set in a Welsh village a few miles from Cardiff - but so inward-looking and insular you might as well be in another world. This is top notch historical crime fiction, with a dash of the supernatural. A gorgeous book and a riveting tale -- David Young on A SHADOW ON THE LENS
An intriguing debut * The Times on A SHADOW ON THE LENS *
A promising debut - gothic, claustrophobic and wonderfully dark * Guardian on A SHADOW ON THE LENS *
