The Girl in the Photograph

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A gripping story of love and betrayal, of conspiracies and secrets. The real ghosts are the ones that take up residence in your mind . . . The past is set to repeat its sorrows . . . When Alice Eveleigh arrives at Fiercombe Manor during the long, languid summer of 1933, she finds a house steeped in mystery and brimming with secrets. Sadness permeates its empty rooms and the isolated valley seems crowded with ghosts. None is more alluring than Elizabeth Stanton, whose only traces remain in a few tantalisingly blurred photographs. Why will no one speak of her What happened a generation ago to make her vanish As the sun beats down relentlessly, Alice becomes ever more determined to unearth the truth about the girl in the photograph - and stop her own life from becoming an eerie echo of Elizabeth's . . .

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Beautifully written, with intrigue and mystery. I was itching for answers as the two narratives unfolded -- Dinah Jefferies
A sweeping saga of secrets and ghosts * Good Housekeeping *
Intelligent, poignant and highly recommended -- Louise Candlish
Full of slow-burning tension * Essentials *
Rich and atmospheric -- Rachel Hore
Well-executed and brooding, with a creepy atmosphere * Sunday Mirror *

Author Bio

Kate Riordan is a writer and journalist. She is an avid reader of Daphne du Maurier and Agatha Christie, both of whom have influenced her writing. She lives in the Cotswolds, where she writes full-time. Her previous novels include The Girl In The Photograph, The Shadow Hour, The Stranger and The Heatwave, which was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick. Summer Fever is her fifth novel.