Painting the Darkness1882. When the creak of the garden gate one autumn afternoon sounds the arrival of an unexpected stranger, William Trenchard is puzzled, but not alarmed. He cannot possibly know the destruction this visitor will wreak on all he holds dear. The stranger is James Norton, who claims to be the man William's wife Constance was once engaged to, and who was reported to have committed suicide eleven years ago. Trenchard fears the loss of his wife's

menacing and heart-wrenching

But their lives are all upended when Freya vanishes

No Redwaller would want to be without it

would take for granted that the British would have behaved themselves

and she must write her story before it disintegrates into a meaningless din

Having fled his homeland to escape the responsibilities of his noble birthright

Lieutenant-Commander David Howard's orders were chillingly clear

where he faces dangers from both the living and the dead in his quest to discover the identity of his killer - before they kill again

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When Minnie turns twelve

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