A classic thriller from the cover to the final page.
I enjoyed this book immensely though I can sympathise with those who may feel short changed by the fact that the ghosts play a peripheral part in proceedings. What you do get is a First World War espionage thriller with a focus on the losses caused by this conflict and the wish by those left behind to understand what happened to their loved ones by focusing on spiritualism and the use of mediums to contact the deceased.
Into this environment is sent Kate who herself has a history of being able to see spirits and whom has a gift passed through her mother’s lineage to see the future/past through the use of the FitzAubrey glass. Kate is sent to attend a spiritualism retreat being held by Lord Highmount and his wife on Blackwater Island. Who has sent her? None other than C head of the Secret Intelligence Service. C is concerned that some of the classified plans held by Highmount Industries have turned up in Berlin. Kate is to work with Donovan, an Irishman with his own tangled past and who has spent time in the trenches in France and Belgium and seen many friends die. They are tasked with establishing if someone in attendance at the retreat is passing on war secrets.
The chapters of the book are relatively short and focus on the view of a specific character, as the chapters are short they help to build up the tension until the end.
The cover of this book is itself a work of art in that it is comprised of a black backdrop with the mansion house highlighted in gold with white lettering. This helps set this book apart from others.
Into this environment is sent Kate who herself has a history of being able to see spirits and whom has a gift passed through her mother’s lineage to see the future/past through the use of the FitzAubrey glass. Kate is sent to attend a spiritualism retreat being held by Lord Highmount and his wife on Blackwater Island. Who has sent her? None other than C head of the Secret Intelligence Service. C is concerned that some of the classified plans held by Highmount Industries have turned up in Berlin. Kate is to work with Donovan, an Irishman with his own tangled past and who has spent time in the trenches in France and Belgium and seen many friends die. They are tasked with establishing if someone in attendance at the retreat is passing on war secrets.
The chapters of the book are relatively short and focus on the view of a specific character, as the chapters are short they help to build up the tension until the end.
The cover of this book is itself a work of art in that it is comprised of a black backdrop with the mansion house highlighted in gold with white lettering. This helps set this book apart from others.