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A Cry in the Night

A Cry in the Night

Author(s): Tom Grieves

Location(s): The Lake District

Genre(s): Crime

Era(s): Modern, looking back (with echoes of the 17th Century)

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When night falls, fear spreads…

The Lake District: a wild landscape, rife with stories. Detectives Zoe Barnes and Sam Taylor are called to investigate the disappearance of two children.

But they quickly realise they have been drawn into a complex and unnerving case that hides a much darker intent: as they dig deeper, whispers grow of a community hiding a deadly secret – and talk of witches, the like of which hasn’t been heard since the seventeenth century, is spreading.

Zoe and Sam will have to work fast to save lives; but in this atmosphere of fear and mistrust, can they even rely on each other?

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This novel begins with the disappearance of two children by fictional Lullingdale Water, in the Lake District. There is a history, namely the drowning of six women, accused of witchcraft in the 1660’s, it...

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