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Sparrowhawk

A Victorian Ghost Story

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In the year 1843, embittered Afghan War veteran John Sparrowhawk is released from the debtors’ prison by the beautiful and enigmatic Miss Evangeline.

Penniless and alone in the world, he takes employment with his mysterious benefactor, agreeing to stand guard over a house in Bloomsbury for the duration of that December.

The task sounds simple, but in fact is anything but.

While London is gripped by the coldest winter in living memory, a supernatural entity emerges from the frozen shadows, challenging Sparrowhawk at every turn, cloaked by the mist and snow, yet tormenting him relentlessly, not just with his own demons, but by drawing on the darkest, most sinister myths of the Yuletide season....

A Victorian ghost story from the pen of best-selling thriller and horror writer and multiple British Fantasy Award winner, Paul Finch.

Sparrowhawk was a finalist in the British Fantasy Awards 2011 in the capacity of Best Novella.

©2011 Brentwood Press trading as P & C Finch Ltd (P)2020 Brentwood Press Fantasy Fiction Ghosts Historical Fiction Horror Haunted Scary Paranormal
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A well narrated collection of interlinking stories but I found myself loosing the plot at various points. It was not to my personal taste however the ending stitched the whole book together.

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An enjoyable Victorian ghost story. I took me far too long to work out the twist at the end I was so engrossed in the story. Captain Sparrowhawk is freed from debtors prison by a young woman and employed to guard a man from mysterious enemies. Then things really get spooky. Sparrowhawk is a tortured, selfish, angry character who has lost everything, is capable of great violence but also acts of compassion. An intelligent, inventive story. Narration is perfect, Greg Patmore is one of my favourite narrators and always brings the characters to wonderful life. I Received a complimentary copy from the narrator and am leaving a honest voluntary review

Enjoyable Victorian ghost story

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Engaging story, excellently narrated. I found it very easy to listen to and was satisfied with the ending.

A good yarn.

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