{"product_id":"letters-from-the-dead-the-new-stiflingly-atmospheric-wonderfully-dark-thomas-bexley-mystery","title":"Letters from the Dead: The new stiflingly atmospheric, wonderfully dark Thomas Bexley mystery","description":"Product Description      \n\n'Gothic, claustrophobic, and wonderfully dark' GUARDIAN on Sam Hurcom's Thomas Bexley novels...\n\n\nThe next stifling, atmospheric gothic crime novel following one of the world's first forensic photographers - for fans of The Woman in Black, The Silent Companions and Little Strangers.\n\n* * * * * * * *\n\n\n1905. A year after 'the affair' in Dinas Powys, Thomas Bexley has become a drunkard and recluse, haunted by terrible visions of the dead. But when news of a spate of extraordinary kidnappings reaches him, Thomas is shocked to learn that his dear friend and former mentor, Professor Elijah Hawthorn, is the lead suspect.\n\nDiscovering a plea for help from Hawthorn claiming to have unearthed a gruesome conspiracy at the heart of the Metropolitan Police, Thomas embarks on a journey to prove Hawthorn's innocence.\n\nBut wherever Thomas goes, he is followed by the dead, and as the mystery of Hawthorn's disappearance deepens, so too does Thomas's apparent insanity...\n\nHow can Thomas be certain of the truth when he can't trust anybody around him,\nnot even himself...?\n\n* * * * * * * *\n\n\nPraise for Sam Hurcom:\n\n'An\n intriguing debut'\nTHE TIMES\n\n'A promising debut -\ngothic, claustrophobic and wonderfully dark'\n GUARDIAN\n\n'A\nsparkling debut from a name to watch...You might as well be in another world. This is\ntop notch historical crime fiction, with a dash of the supernatural. A\ngorgeous book and a riveting tale' David Young\n\n      Review      \nA\nsparkling debut from a name to watch. Hurcom expertly weaves a tale of claustrophobic suspicion set in a Welsh village a few miles from Cardiff - but so inward-looking and insular\nyou might as well be in another world. This is\ntop notch historical crime fiction, with a dash of the supernatural. A\ngorgeous book and a riveting tale -- David Young on A SHADOW ON THE LENS\n\nAn\nintriguing debut ―\nThe Times on A SHADOW ON THE LENS\n\nA promising debut -\ngothic, claustrophobic and wonderfully dark ―\nGuardian on A SHADOW ON THE LENS\n      Book Description      \nThe next stifling, atmospheric gothic crime novel following one of the world's first forensic photographers - for fans of The Woman in Black, The Silent Companions and Little Strangers.\n      About the Author      \nSam Hurcom was born in Dinas Powys, South Wales in 1991. He studied Philosophy at Cardiff University, attaining both an undergraduate and master's degree. He has since had several short stories published, and has written and illustrated a number of children's books. Sam currently lives in the village he was raised in, close to the woodlands that have always inspired his writing. A SHADOW ON THE LENS is Sam's debut novel.","brand":"Orion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39971851206741,"sku":"9781409189923N","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/c642695c-2535-4d98-aa54-6e2b156cd144.jpg?v=1647270861","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/letters-from-the-dead-the-new-stiflingly-atmospheric-wonderfully-dark-thomas-bexley-mystery","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}