Dancing With the Uninvited Guest - Softcover

J. Wallis Martin

3.32

92 ratings by Goodreads

9780340728192: Dancing With the Uninvited Guest

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340728191 ISBN 13: 9780340728192

Publisher: New English Library, 2002

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Lyndle Hall is a medieval manor house lying in the heart of Northumbria's national park. It is from here that an eighteen-year-old girl disappears - along with Lyndle's owner, Francis Herrol. First assumptions are that the two ran off together, but evidence indicates otherwise, and when Detective Inspector Tate arrives at Lyndle to investigate and meets Nicholas Herrol, a tormented young man, his fears for the girl's fate deepen. Parapsychologist Audrah Sidow is convinced there is nothing on this earth for which there is not a rational explanation. But she knows that there is more to the collection of fractured people gathered at Lyndle than is apparent, and as the police hunt for a dead body grows increasingly urgent, she must discover what lies at Lyndle Hall's dark heart.

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About the Author:

J Wallis Martin was born in Sussex. She was a commissioning editor for Hodder & Stoughton (South Africa). Her first novel was the Edgar nominated A LIKENESS IN STONE. She lives in Ireland.

Review:

Chilling * Observer * thrilling it certainly is * The Oxford Times * Wallis Martin is building up a steady reputation for her psychological thrillers, of which this present one is her forth...you've got a reliable spine chiller * The Irish Times * It's a cleverly plotted story that grips the imagination, and a satisfying read, too, as all the strands come together * Choice * Thrilling it certainly is * Oldham Evening Chronicle * Guaranteed to imitate its plot and end up as a movie blockbuster, making its writer very famous in the process... An La to London love story to rival Notting Hill * Heat * Entertaining debut * Heat * An intelligent, thoughtful story which leaves the reader on the edge of their seat. Well constructed, beautifully written. It will definitely rank among the best crime books of the year * Yorkshire Post on The Bird Yard * If you like playing mind games, you'll love this book... This superbly plotted novel goes furhter than your aaverage crime thriller and its psychological thread will keep you on the edge of your seat * New Woman * Chilling first novel . . . absorbing and genuinely surprising * Guardian on A Likeness in Stone * A compelling psychological thriller with echoes of Barbara Vine and Minette Walters. Well written, intelligent and chilling * Val McDermid on A Likeness in Stone * Places her firmly in the first division of the newer crime writing generation * The Times on The Long Close Call *

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