TIME’S PRISONER

A romantic gothic mystery for fans of Daphne du Maurier, Susanna Kearsley and Mary Stewart. TIME’S PRISONER , the new novel from the author of Kindle bestsellers, THE MEMORY TREE and HOUSE OF SILENCE. The dead are invisible. They are not absent. With her personal and professional life in ruins, Jane Summers, author of historical whodunnits, receives an extraordinary bequest from an old enemy. But there’s a condition attached. If she is to become more than just a sitting tenant at Wyngrave Hall, a crumbling Elizabethan manor house, Jane must solve a centuries-old mystery. She invites a motley crew of women to share her new life at the Hall: Rosamund, a tough but troubled nurse; Sylvia, retired actress and national treasure; loyal Bridget, gardener and handywoman, who knows the chequered history of Wyngrave Hall and understood the selfish eccentricities of its previous owner. But unknown to the women of Wyngrave Hall, there is another, unseen occupant, one with a desperate agenda: to enlist Jane’s help solving the coldest of cold cases. “I’d gone to great lengths to avoid the lonely life of a middle-aged, reclusive divorcée, but it was some time before I admitted to myself that I disliked spending a day working at home on my own, not because I feared to be alone in the ancient house, but because I feared I wasn’t…” ~~~ Praise for TIME’S PRISONER “The writing is immersive, the story compelling, sometimes disturbing, but also quite wonderfully entertaining. Something the author does particularly well is balance the novel’s lighter moments – and there are plenty – with a chilling historical tale. I loved everything about this book and read it in two glorious sittings. The world disappeared and I found it impossible to put down until the very end.” ANNE WILLIAMS, Being Anne book blog “A heart-warming and heart-stopping story. Once I started, I couldn’t stop until I’d finished. Romance, art and suspense… TIME’S PRISONER has it all.” CLARE FLYNN, author of The Pearl of Penang and The Artist’s Apprentice ~~~ Praise for Linda Gillard’s other novels “”The emotional power in these novels makes this reviewer reflect on how Charlotte and Emily Brontë might have written if they were living and writing now.”” NORTHWORDS NOW “” STAR GAZING was a joy to read from the first page to the last… Romantic and quirky and beautifully written.”” www.lovereading.co.uk EMOTIONAL GEOLOGY – “”A love story filled with passion and paint-stripping honesty.”” HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS ARTS JOURNAL —- ISBN: 9798876834157