A Brilliantly Layered Mystery

Things are not always as they seem – especially at Creake Hall. Take a look at this intriguing mystery and today’s feature book HOUSE OF SILENCE by Linda Gillard. It currently has a 4.2 star rating with 25 reviews and was selected for Amazon UK’s “Top Ten BEST OF 2011” in the Indie Author category. “A story layered deep in pretence and secrecy, HOUSE OF SILENCE provides readers with the puzzle-solving pleasure of golden age detective fiction, complete with letter fragments from the past and the gothic backdrop of Creake Hall. The writing is sharp and crisp, with an edge of dark humour. Unwinding through the narrative like a chain is the hold that the dead have upon the living. I loved it.” ROSY THORNTON (The Tapestry of Love)

About HOUSE OF SILENCE:

Gwen Rowland is invited to spend Christmas at her boyfriend Alfie’s family home, Creake Hall – a ramshackle Tudor manor in Norfold. When she arrives she senses something doesn’t feel quite right. Alfie’s demeanor is odd around his family and he doesn’t like to speak of the past. His mother is a well-known children’s author, but she stays in her room, confused and unable to tell the difference between fact and fiction.

Then Gwen discovers parts of a forgotten family letter that’s been mysteriously sewn into a patchwork quilt. When she begins to piece together the past she starts to realize there is more to this family than it seems. Things the family doesn’t want her to know…including Alfie.

About the Author:

Linda Gillard lives in the Scottish Highlands. She’s been an actress, journalist and teacher and is the author of six novels, including STAR GAZING, short-listed in 2009 for Romantic Novel of the Year and the Robin Jenkins Literary Award (for writing that promotes the Scottish landscape.) HOUSE OF SILENCE became a Kindle bestseller and is now available in paperback. Linda’s latest novel is THE GLASS GUARDIAN, a supernatural love story set on the Isle of Skye.

What People Are Saying About HOUSE OF SILENCE:

“If you like dysfunctional Christmases, snowy gardens, peculiar mothers, gothic houses, mystery photos, a bit of quilting or attractive Polish gardeners who play the cello, get downloading!” –HARRIET DEVINE’S BLOG

“This is an author at the top of her form who knows exactly what she’s doing. Brilliant. It’s an intelligent book for people who like their reading to challenge them.” THE BOOKBAG

“Gillard’s consistently smart writing and fully-fleshed characters are the only recommendation I need to read anything she writes.” BOOKHARBINGER BLOG

Pick up your copy of HOUSE OF SILENCE today. You won’t be sorry.