Stephen Killigan joins Cambridge University as a lecturer in Philosophy and soon discovers the body of a beauty queen wearing an ancient stone mask who went missing a year previously. But by the time he has alerted the police the body vanishes and the reliability of his account comes into question. This deeply unsetting encounter leads him to make his own investigations into what happened and introduces him to a dark side of Cambridge he could never have imagined. The story unfolds across the centuries as he searches for the truth. And the elusive Jackamore Grass, the villainous culprit is luring him along the way. Is it possible to catch him? Does he want to be caught?
This is crime fiction with a compelling twist. It's a fantastic debut that leaves you wanting to read more. The idea of time travel in any kind of novel would never normally appeal to me, but it is done so elegantly it just transported me back and forth without protest.
The vivid characters and settings evoked draw you into this sinister tale with a darkly gothic feeling of a hidden Cambridge, where on the opening page the scene is set "as the sky is in liver mortis". And the cold seeps into your bones just as it does Stephen's. It's a chilling read you won't be able to put down and one I can't recommend highly enough. I guarantee you will want to share tea and a packet of Custard Creams with the enchanting Iris Burton!!
Fingers crossed A.K. Benedict follows this up with an equally absorbing sequel.
Fingers crossed A.K. Benedict follows this up with an equally absorbing sequel.
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