{"product_id":"letters-from-the-dead-9781409189923","title":"Letters from the Dead","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Gothic, claustrophobic, and wonderfully dark'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e on Sam Hurcom''s Thomas Bexley novels..\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe next stifling, atmospheric gothic crime novel following one of the world''s first forensic photographers - for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Woman in Black\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Companions \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLittle Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* * * * * * * *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1905\u003c\/b\u003e. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscovering 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut wherever Thomas goes, he is followed by the dead, and as the mystery of Hawthorn''s di\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003esparkling debut\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003cb\u003eyou might as well be in another world\u003c\/b\u003e. This is \u003cb\u003etop notch historical crime fiction\u003c\/b\u003e, with a dash of the supernatural. A \u003cb\u003egorgeous book and a riveting tale\u003c\/b\u003e -- David Young on A SHADOW ON THE LENS\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eintriguing\u003c\/b\u003e debut * The Times on A SHADOW ON THE LENS *\u003cbr\u003eA promising debut - \u003cb\u003egothic, claustrophobic and wonderfully dark\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian on A SHADOW ON THE LENS *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47836916285783,"sku":"9781409189923","price":8.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781409189923.jpg?v=1710385767","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/letters-from-the-dead-9781409189923","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}