Thank you NetGalley and Matador for the eARC.
It's 1984 and Pulse, a designer, attends a job interview that goes well. On his way home, though, he sees an ad for a job opportunity with Patrick Loyd-Lewis, a designer he has long admired. He immediately goes to the practice at Patrick's London house and accepts the job offer.
Oddly enough, he had a disturbing dream about Patrick's late wife, Freya, and his intuition tells him Patrick, an odious, manipulative character, was responsible for her death. He's determined to solve her murder and ends up getting uneasily involved with the staff and family in the eerie home. He risks his life rooting out signs of the suspected murder, experiencing nightmarish scenarios that include secretly collecting evidence at the office of a sociopathic gangster.
This is a well-written book, it made me smile at times; the menace exuded by Patrick, the house and the family created an ominous atmosphere that kept me intrigued. I particularly enjoyed the scenes with Pulse's mum. There were times, however, that I felt confused, which is why I give the book 3.5 stars.

Now, the mystery and suspense in this book is enough to make you sit at the edge of your seat. One thing is certain, I'm a coward and not even my intuition would push me towards taking up a job to investigate my hunch on a murder, but this one right here, is just an awesome read. I bet it'd make a great movie or a short indie film.
Thanks Netgalley for the eARC.

Thankyou to NetGalley, Troubador Publishing Limited, Matador, and the author Brooke Fieldhouse for the opportunity to read the novel The Guilded Ones in exchange for an honest review.
I found this book to be an intriguing read. The plot was well established and keeps the reader entertained.
Well worth a read for fans of the genre.