The Dark Shore - Hardcover

Susan Howatch

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 024102174X ISBN 13: 9780241021743

Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1972

Synopsis

The Dark Was it an accident that befell Sophia, millionaire Jon Tower’s first wife, that weekend in Cornwell? Sarah Hamilton—on her honeymoon with Jon—finds dreams of a bright future turning into a nightmare replay of those mysterious events 10 years before that led to Sophia’s death.The Waiting Out of the blue, dependable Rachael Lord is invited to Ruthven—a fairy tale Scottish castle—and the inheritance, on coming of age, of her friend Decima. A 21st birthday celebration is planned although the atmosphere is anything but festive.Call in the From halfway round the world Clare Sullivan obeys a desperate summons from her glamorous sister Gina and flies to Paris. But once arrived, there is no Gina. Her trail leads to Garth Cooper—a boyfriend of Gina’s—who seems to have a terrible secret to hide. What sinister reason could explain Gina’s disappearance?

About this title

From the Publisher

Susan Howatch is an author whose international best–sellers have sold in the millions. The Dark Shore, The Waiting Sands and Call in the Night, originally published in the Sixties, are among her finest works of intrigue and suspense.

About the Author

Susan Howatch was born in Surrey in 1940. After taking a degree in law she emigrated to America where she married, had a daughter and embarked on a career as a writer. She left in 1976 and lived in the Republic of Ireland for four years before returning to England. She lived in Salisbury - inspiration for the very successful Starbridge sequence and now lives in London.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Ltd
• Publication date: 1972
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 024102174X
• ISBN 13: 9780241021743
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192