Author:Manda Scott
The ancient Mayans predicted the End of Days with uncanny precision: 21 December 2012.
But they also provided the key to staving off apocalypse: a flawless sapphire of incomparable beauty carved into the perfect likeness of a human skull.
For more than four centuries, the skull and its legacy of dark intrigue and murder have been hidden, protected by a code few can break.
Now it's about to be found.
Original, scary, rooted in the past but as current as tomorrow's nightmare. An enthralling read.
—— Lee ChildDynamic plots with suspense throughout
—— Kathy ReichsTwists and turns you never see coming... I am but one of a steadily growing group of loyal fans
—— Karin SlaughterOne of the most popular crime writers of our time
—— Patricia CornwellEdge-of-your-seat suspense
—— Harlan CobenAn astonishing talent
—— Jeffery DeaverA skillful, psychologically acute tale of how violence affects a small town
—— Los Angeles Times[A] fearless first novel
—— New York Times Book ReviewClassic thriller start of a series.
—— LEICESTER MERCURYA seamless debut...funnier and more self-depreciating than Reacher.
—— DAILY TELEGRAPH REVIEWIrresistibly dramatic... Susan Hill has done the genre real honour
—— Chicago TribuneThe Woman in Black won’t fail to have you looking over your shoulder!
—— KettleStill gives us nightmares.
—— Jonathan Hatfull , SciFiNowIt is bursting with classic Gothic horror motifs and Susan Hill is a master of atmospheric descriptions. She evokes so cleverly the decrepit Eel Marsh House, the mention of its name enough to make the locals pause, their faces darken in unspoken wariness… The Woman in Black gives a thrilling sense of unease and provides just the right level of things that go bump in the night for a spine-tingling good read.
—— KhoollectThis spine-tingling novel… will certainly keep your nerves jangling
—— Woman's WeeklyAn excellent ghost story...magnificently eerie...compulsive reading
—— Evening StandardShe writes with great power, authentically chilling
—— Daily TelegraphOne of the most popular British ghost stories of modern times
—— Observer