From bestselling crime novelist and renowned Irish TV journalist Sin茅ad Crowley,gripping dual timelines entwine in this heart-stopping story of old secrets and forbidden passion.An old house can hold many secrets. Hollowpark in the west of Ireland certainly does. At the heart of the gardens is an intricate maze,named after a deadly poison,Belladonna. If you know the way through,it's magical,a hiding place and playground like no other. If you don't,it's a place of fear and sinister riddles,where a young girl once went missing and was never seen again.Grace comes to Hollowpark as a nanny for young Skye FitzMahon. Soon the mysterious past of Hollowpark has seduced her. Who is the woman she sometimes glimpses in an upstairs window Or the apparition who keeps showing up unexpectedly,pleading,'Find me'. And how can she fight her growing attraction to Skye's fatherPraise for Sin茅ad Crowley:'Everything you'd want from a suspenseful mystery: vivid characters,a sumptuous setting and an expertly crafted thread of malevolence.'Irish Times'Beautifully written,and deftly plotted... So compelling that the pages almost turned themselves. A terrific novel.'Liz Nugent'Compelling,clever and deeply romantic,the plot has more twists and turns than the maze itself... A welcome return to fiction by one of Ireland's most accomplished crime writers... A joy to read.'Jane Casey'Atmospheric,creepy,utterly engrossing and as twisty-turny as the maze itself.'Tammy Cohen
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCISBN: 9781801105651Number of pages: 400Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
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Spine-tinglingly magnificent! Hugely atmospheric and completely engrossing,it pulls you in and holds you captive until the very last word. Utterly unputdownable!Beautifully written,and deftly plotted... So compelling that the pages almost turned themselves. A terrific novelCompelling,clever and deeply romantic,the plot has more twists and turns than the maze itself... A welcome return to fiction by one of Ireland's most accomplished crime writers... A joy to readPrepare to lose yourself in The Belladonna Maze,a sweeping saga that embraces mystery,history and romance. If you're still missing Maeve Binchy,this one's for youAtmospheric,creepy,utterly engrossing and as twisty-turny as the maze itselfVery engaging... The writing is fluent and accessible,the authorial voice perceptive and intuitiveTold across dual timelines,the tale of dark passions is hauntingly atmosphericIt's evocative,tightly wrought,historically precise and persistently bone-chillingThe story is clever and involving,the characters are plausible and empathetic,the pacing is just-so and the prose is crisp and unfussy - everything you'd want,really,in a thrillerSin茅ad Crowley is back with another gripping page turnerVibrant and lyrical,The Belladonna Maze is a great piece of escapist fiction for those who enjoy a haunted house,some romance and a story that keeps you guessing until the endSpine-tingling... An atmospheric blend of history,mystery and ghostly chills - perfect if you love gothic family sagasWith just the right balance between realism and romantic,The Belladonna Maze is an atmospheric book full of all you'd want from a suspenseful mystery: vivid characters,a sumptuous setting and an expertly crafted thread of malevolenceWith a narrative that moves smoothly between 2007 and the middle of the 19th century,The Belladonna Maze is both a delicious ghost story and a gripping whodunnitGothic horror meets modern romance
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