This is the House
by Shelley Smith
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Pub Date 18 Nov 2016 | Archive Date 25 Nov 2016
Description
Julia Jacques has been paralysed for five years…
Confined to her bed in the house built by her husband, she is a threat to no one.
So it comes as a shock to everyone when she is found dead.
Not daring to believe that her death was malicious, Julia is buried and the family attempt to move on. Until tragedy strikes again when Julia’s son Raoul is viciously murdered.
An author of crime fiction, Quentin Seal steps up to take on the challenge of finding the murderer.
But reality is far more complex than fiction, Quentin soon finds, as the killer’s motives appear more and more sinister…
Was Julia murdered?
Who is responsible for Raoul’s death? And how do these two connect?
It soon becomes clear that no one is telling the truth as Quentin finds himself caught up in a twisted web of lies, witchcraft and secrecy, leading to disastrous consequences.
This Is The House is a fast-paced murder mystery where the lines between truth and lies are blurred, Quentin must decide who to trust and who to never turn his back to…
Praise for Shelley Smith
'Brilliant' - The Observer
'Stylish Thriller' - The Daily Herald
‘…excellent character drawing…a thrilling climax' - The New York Times
‘Beautifully Written' - The Spectator
Nancy Bodington was born in 1912. Under the pen name of Shelley Smith , she wrote 15 crime and detective novels between 1942 and 1978. Smith is best known for The Ballard of the Running Ma and its 1963 film adaption starring Laurence Harvey and Lee Remick.
Confined to her bed in the house built by her husband, she is a threat to no one.
So it comes as a shock to everyone when she is found dead.
Not daring to believe that her death was malicious, Julia is buried and the family attempt to move on. Until tragedy strikes again when Julia’s son Raoul is viciously murdered.
An author of crime fiction, Quentin Seal steps up to take on the challenge of finding the murderer.
But reality is far more complex than fiction, Quentin soon finds, as the killer’s motives appear more and more sinister…
Was Julia murdered?
Who is responsible for Raoul’s death? And how do these two connect?
It soon becomes clear that no one is telling the truth as Quentin finds himself caught up in a twisted web of lies, witchcraft and secrecy, leading to disastrous consequences.
This Is The House is a fast-paced murder mystery where the lines between truth and lies are blurred, Quentin must decide who to trust and who to never turn his back to…
Praise for Shelley Smith
'Brilliant' - The Observer
'Stylish Thriller' - The Daily Herald
‘…excellent character drawing…a thrilling climax' - The New York Times
‘Beautifully Written' - The Spectator
Nancy Bodington was born in 1912. Under the pen name of Shelley Smith , she wrote 15 crime and detective novels between 1942 and 1978. Smith is best known for The Ballard of the Running Ma and its 1963 film adaption starring Laurence Harvey and Lee Remick.
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