Zoe's b&b greystones

GreystonesI long set aside this gothic adventure The compelling green smoothness of my stormy cover was immensely enticing We do not see enough truly suspenseful adult novels today outside of horror or crime fiction neither of which is my fort nor do they amount to the non violent creative eerie and atmospheric adventure I seek This genre always produced standalone stories but if anything ought to comprise a series I would covet volumes like these It s fun to return to the formula I read growing up and I savour sparingly those I have on hand Antonia is a musician who only wrote a few novels This one fits the gothic blueprint with changes I love that. Greystones medical centre There is a cold formal matron but no meanness Gwen is to the contrary welcomed from England if not tardily by her bereaved brother in law and instantly liked by her niece There s no stereotype of feeling like a prisoner or employee There is no entrapment or despair She leaves the manor by bicycle and explores the university town It isn t the haunted house tale I would prefer but launches straight into puzzling out her sister s young death and noting that former mistresses had flimsy causes of death too Greystones keeps the best of this genre the excitement of a search for diaries in a mansion A floor in disuse is of course my favourite setting In concert with her sister s demise calling Gwen s attention the older unsolved cases bring about an extra dimension of excitement Greystones oceanic environs and a family graveyard add another layer of ambiance that is emotional particularly as Gwen and her sister s daughter grow closer and their safety begins to fall into question Antonia manages to unsettle us with well spread out suspicion despite this novel utilizing a small cast of characters Greystones