In the Lonely Hours
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Narrated by:
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Siobhan Waring
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By:
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Shannon Morgan
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On a small island in a remote corner of northwest Scotland lies Maundrell castle, owned by its wealthy namesake family for centuries—until now. Edwina Nunn is shocked to learn a relative she never heard of has bequeathed the castle and its land to her. What awaits Edie and her teenage daughter, Neve, is even more startling, for the castle is home to a multitude of ghosts.
Yet there's a strange beauty in the austere architecture and the eerie, bloody waters of Loch na Scáthanna, the Lake of Shadows. Beguiled by a frightened ghost who gazes longingly out of the castle's windows, Edie and Neve are drawn to the legends shrouding the island and the mystery of the Maundrell Red—a priceless diamond that disappeared decades before.
Is the gem really cursed, and the cause of the family tragedies that have all occurred on Samhain-Scottish Halloween? As Samhain approaches once more, Edie and Neve race to peel back the dark secrets entwining the living and the dead—a twisted story of bitter cruelty and hidden love—or they will become another Maundrell tragedy trapped in the lonely hours . . .
©2024 Shannon Morgan (P)2024 TantorThis tale is a bit of a tangled web. We have Edie and her daughter Neve who are getting on with life and Edie is still mourning the loss of her husband. She has always been curious about the identity of her birth mother.
One day out of the blue she received information that she has inherited Maundrell Castle which lies on a remote tiny island in Scotland. If that was not enough who is the relative that she knows nothing about who left it to her ?
So Edie and Neve take the trip to Scotland and the road is treacherous leading to the castle.
Edie’s intention is to sell the castle but what she does not bargain for is that they are not alone. There is a man who helps to look after the place and another who knows that no one ever visits the castle so he is staying there to do research🧐
Well, along with them are visitors in the shape of the ghostly manner. There are scenes that make you want to hit the road running. There is always a sense of trepidation, the castle has a library and as Edie and Neve delve into the history of the place. They discover there is a mystery about a priceless diamond, the Maundrell Red - so many are searching for it and as legend goes it is cursed.
The story is told in two timeframes the present and the past. As much as Edie wants to leave unnerved by all the spooky comings and she keeps moving forward to finding out the identity of her mother.
There is malice afoot and it is being driven by the diamond, Will Edie and Neve hold their nerve? There is also a murderer is in their midst….
One thing that is striking is the amount of family tragedies have occurred on Samhain. Some of the locals are a wealth of knowledge. Samhain is coming up, will it be as bad as the locals fear? There is a surprise connection towards the end of the book….
*Family Lines*
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