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The Silence of Herondale: A missing child, a deserted house, and the secrets that connect them
Joan Aiken
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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
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Praise for The Silence of Herondale: A missing child, a deserted house, and the secrets that connect them
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Joan Aiken's triumph with this genre is that she does it so much better than others - NEW YORK TIMESWhimsical, funny, a series of brilliantly imaginative ideas stitched together with dream logic. But along with the happiness, there is often a tug of melancholy, of love unrequited and yearnings unsatisfied - TELEGRAPHUnusual, enthralling, full of wry fun - SUNDAY TIMESSprightly but brooding, with well-defined plots, twists, and punch lines, these stories deserve a place on the shelf with the fantasies of Saki (H.H. Munro), Sylvia Townsend Warner, and Susanna Clarke - KIRKUSThe British master of supernatural fiction - WASHINGTON POSTBrilliantly showcases Aiken's affectionate, humorous, deft portrayals of female characters ... Aiken's prose is extraordinary, impossible to do justice to in this small space. Her skill with the language of folk tales - specifically the oral storytelling native to the British Isles - is unparalleled - PUBLISHERS WEEKLYTerrifyingly enclosed spine-chiller - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
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