The Soul Thief
by S L Howe
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Pub Date 5 Dec 2024 | Archive Date 16 Dec 2024
HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter | One More Chapter
Description
‘A model of Victorian gothic… should be read by the light of a flickering gas lamp’ Mike Ripley
At the end of a long nightshift at the hospital Dr Warren Carter is offered a nightcap by a beautiful young nurse. Warren is exhausted and he knows he the consequences if he’s caught in the nurses’ quarters. He should resist, but he can’t. Rosie is very persuasive. That night everything changes for Warren and his life starts to crumble around him.
He turns to his dear friend Mitchell Bishop, a private investigator, for help – can he locate Rosie and discover the truth of that fateful night? But Mitchell can find no trace of Rosie, from what he can see she doesn’t exist. Instead, Mitchell finds a family gripped in madness.
When Mitchell sees Warren’s younger sister sectioned and his friend’s behaviour becoming increasingly erratic, he knows he must discover the truth before the whole family is lost. Mitchell is a rational man, looking for a rational explanation, but instead his investigations take him down an impossible path.
Praise for The Soul Thief‘Such a well done Gothic horror novel… [I] was on the edge of my seat from start to finish’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A dark delicious gothic read that is intense, creepy and oh so good… I absolutely loved it’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9780008695804 |
| PRICE | £0.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 384 |
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Featured Reviews
Neville T, Reviewer
This book draws you in from the first chapter and doesn't let you go till the last page. Well drawn characters good plotting. Warren asks Mitchell a private detective and friend for help. Lots of strange goings on. Victoirian horror at it best. Would love to see more of Mitchell and Rosie. Thanks to Harpercollins UK and Netgalley for this review ARC.
Kathleen H, Reviewer
Horrific murders, love affairs, Indian legends and bizarre changes in personality combine in The Soul Thief, a creepy and sometimes terrifying gothic horror story. Rosie, a beautiful young woman, meets Warren Carter and the disturbing events begin. Soon his family is affected and he consults a close friend, Mitchell Bishop. In a photography studio, Toby and his assistant Artie take pictures of young women for purchase. A beautiful woman begins to pose for them and their lives are changed. Neeraj, an Indian servant brought to England when Mitchell and his godfather returned, tells the story of the soul thief. This has, at the time, little meaning for Mitchell. It will.
A novel of horror is good if it draws you in slowly, making you believe in possibilities. The Soul Thief does this and more, using some sympathetic characters and the unfamiliar Victorian era and location. Read this but not at night! 5 stars.
Thank you to NetGalley, Harper Collins UK and S.L. Howe for this ARC.
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