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Freya Lockwood has avoided the quaint English village in which she grew up for the last 20 years. That is until news arrives that Arthur Crockleford, antiques dealer and Freya’s estranged mentor, has died…and the circumstances seem suspicious. But when a letter from Arthur is delivered, sent just days before his death, and an ordinary pine chest concealing Arthur’s journals including reservations in her name are revealed, Freya finds herself sucked back into a life she’d sworn to leave behind.

'A bold, bright and delightful jaunt back to the golden age of detective fiction. Expertly plotted and skilfully written, with suspicious characters, devious twists and evocative locations, this pacey page-turner has it all.'

Grab your partner and join the spirits on the dance floor. Scare Street’s latest collection of supernatural horror is a grand ball of fear and nightmares. This sinister collection is bursting with 14 tales of terror - more than enough to keep you dancing with demons all night long.

Zwanzig Jahre ist Freya Lockwood nicht mehr in Little Meddingford gewesen, dem malerischen Ort in den Cotswolds, in dem sie aufgewachsen ist. Doch ein unerwarteter Todesfall ruft sie zurück: Ihr früherer Mentor Arthur Crockleford wurde tot in seinem Geschäft aufgefunden. Mord oder Unfall? Tatsächlich hat der Antiquitätenhändler einen letzten Brief hinterlassen, der Freya eindringlich warnt und sie bittet, unbedingt den Verantwortlichen für sein Ableben zu finden.

Survivors trapped in a sunken vessel find themselves hunted through the depths by a deadly adversary. A skeptical journalist discovers the sinister inhabitants of a fake haunted house are all too real. And a husband commits murder to protect his wife, only to learn he has created something even more dangerous....

Freya Lockwood solía trabajar como cazadora de antigüedades con su ex-mentor hasta que en un viaje a El Cairo todo terminó mal. Más de veinte años después, recibe una llamada de su excéntrica tía Carole, amiga incondicional de Arthur, en la que le informa de su misteriosa muerte. Freya regresa al pueblecito inglés en el que se crio junto a su tía para acompañarla en esos difíciles momentos, donde recibe una inesperada carta encriptada de su antiguo amigo. Pero eso no es todo. En la tienda del anticuario descubre los diarios que éste había escondido donde solo ella podía encontrarlos.