![]() ![]() The Stranger is a story filled with mysterious demises, and death occurs pretty swiftly in The Stranger Diaries too when Clare’s colleague and friend Ella Elphick is found murdered, multiple stab wounds the cause of her death, a snippet of text from The Stranger at her side. It is a chilly place with an atmosphere to match and legend has it that the ghost of Holland’s wife haunts the corridors.Ĭlare’s teenage daughter Georgie is fascinated by ghosts and by Holland’s most famous story, and the two worlds are destined to collide in dramatic fashion. ![]() ![]() The school has had its problems and boasts a new, progressive head brought in to change its fortunes, but the Old Building is a reminder of Talgarth’s former glories. She’s also an English teacher at Talgarth High, a West Sussex school which has strong links to Holland – he lived in what is now referred to as The Old Building, the top floor of which is out of bounds to students these days. Now she’s come up with a spooky standalone, perfectly timed for the dark winter nights to come.Ĭlare Cassidy is something of an expert on the work of Gothic writer RM Holland, whose most famous story, The Stranger, has a central role in this book. Elly Griffiths also has a number of romantic novels written under her real name, Domenica de Rosa. Written by Elly Griffiths - She’s one of crime writing’s most versatile authors, creator of the hugely popular Dr Ruth Galloway series and four Stephens and Mephisto mysteries. ![]()
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