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The Silence of Herondale

Murder Room (Book 730)

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What to expect

A child in danger, an isolated house in the depths of winter - and a killer on the loose...
'Don't miss ... guaranteed unputdownable' Observer

Snow-covered fields and moors stretch away on all sides of Herondale House. Despite rumours of an escaped killer on the run, Deborah Lindsay knows that she must control her fear - she has a young charge, 13-year-old prodigy Carreen, to care for.

But the isolated Yorkshire farmhouse already holds the terrible secret of one death - and after an increasing number of sinister 'accidents', Deborah begins to wonder how long it will be before evil strikes again...

'A splendidly romantic first thriller' Times Literary Supplement

Critics Review

Joan Aiken's triumph with this genre is that she does it so much better than others
NEW YORK TIMES
Joan Aiken has established herself as one of the leading purveyors of suspense
GUARDIAN
Unusual, enthralling, full of wry fun
SUNDAY TIMES
The British master of supernatural fiction
WASHINGTON POST
Terrifyingly enclosed spine-chiller
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
A first thriller which has the unmistakeable whiff of success
TELEGRAPH
Don't miss ... guaranteed unputdownable
OBSERVER
Top quality
GUARDIAN
A splendidly romantic first thriller
TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
Another winner ... Fascinates continuously from start to finish
SPECTATOR
Author Joan Aiken
Narrator Lizza Aiken
Series Murder Room, NONE
Duration 6 hours and 38 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781398705975
Format Audiobook
Publisher Orion
Genre Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: women sleuths
Availability AU, GB, IE

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