Author:Robert Goddard
Recovering from the tragic death of his wife, Tony Sheridan goes to stay with his sister-in-law, Lucy, and her husband.Their home is a bizarre moated house deep in the Rutland countryside, known as Otherways.
Disturbed by memories of his wife, and a growing attraction to Lucy, Sheridan is also troubled by weird and vivid dreams. Soon he learns that Otherways is a house steeped in a history of murder and wartime treason. And it seems that these crimes hold an eerie influence over the present inhabitants.
Without a doubt one of his best... a heady blend of mystery and adventure, further spiced up with a judicious sprinkling of the supernatural
—— Oxford TimesA series of twists bursting into a surprising and convincing climax
—— Daily TelegraphA fascinating tale of suspicion and treachery... head and shoulders above his competitors
—— Yorkshire PostSimply the best suspense novel of this year - hell of the 90s
—— Stephen KingAstonishing...A harrowing exploration of the banality of evil
—— Vanity FairWe could recognise her characters as easily as our colleagues if we saw them on the bus . . . an absorbing, portentfull depiction of Italian society, where superstition and old taboos still exert a powerful grip. Brunetti is in typically quizzical form. Shrewd yet appealingly emotional, he acts as a seductive guide to a country, and a city, depicted as slowly sinking under the weight of legal sleight-of-hand and pernicious networks of influence among the great and the good
—— Rosemary Goring , The HeraldA welcome addition to a hugely popular series with an unparalleled feel for the glorious city of Venice
—— Waterstones Books QuarterlyWonderful
—— Mirror