Footsteps in the Dark

The Priory may be ramshackle in appearance, but siblings Peter, Margaret and Celia, are totally charmed by their newly-inherited country house. The Priory has been left empty for years, hardly a single person has set foot inside and, down in the village, the locals whisper of a ghostly figure that roams the halls – The Monk. I simply adore Georgette Heyer’s romances & was intrigued that she’d written some mysteries/crime stories. This is set in the 1930’s & is so evocative of the era. It is a well written novel, the pace is very good I was grabbed from start to finish. The characters are very well fleshed, my favourite being Charles Celia’s husband he was the epitome of a successful, middle class Englishman. The dialogue is witty & entertaining. There are secrets surrounding The Priory, ghosts, footsteps in the dark, suspicious characters in the area. All of these add to the story, there are red herrings also twists & turns which baffle the amateur sleuths before the case is solved. My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read

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