Publisher's Synopsis
Reclusive Gothic writer R. M. Holland was most famous for his chilling story THE STRANGER. His house is now a school, Talgarth High, rumoured to be haunted by the ghost of Holland's murdered wife. The rumours also claim Holland was her murderer. Clare Cassidy teaches at Talgarth High and is writing a biography of Holland. When her friend and colleague is found dead, a line from THE STRANGER by her side, Detective Sergeant Harbinder Kaur isn't sure whether Clare is a valuable expert witness or a suspect. Grieving and afraid, Clare turns to her diary - but then other writing begins to appear in it; writing that isn't hers. Someone has been in her house and read her darkest secrets. A strange and deadly game is being played out, with Clare at its heart...
