Publisher's Synopsis
"Intelligent, literate and filled with fine research... echoes of Edgar Allan Poe..." THE SCOTSMAN Cornwall, 1917. Following the death of his father, fifteen-year-old Simon Lysaght is sent to live with his uncle Sir David Trevelyan at Trevelyan Priors. He soon discovers there have been a number of family suicides, and his crippled cousin William warns him never to wander the corridors after dark. Exploring after a day of heavy snow, Simon discovers fresh footprints in an enclosed and abandoned garden. Who do they belong to, and how did they get there? After an encounter with a mysterious girl called Lily, Simon realises that Trevelyan Priors and its inhabitants have much to hide...
