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The Coffin Path

By: Katherine Clements
Narrated by: Helen Longworth
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About this listen

An eerie and compelling ghost story set on the dark wilds of the Yorkshire moors. For fans of The Witchfinder's Sister, The Silent Companions and Susan Hill, this Gothic tale will weave its way into your imagination and chill you to the bone.

Maybe you've heard tales about Scarcross Hall, the house on the old coffin path that winds from village to moor top. They say there's something up here, something evil.

Mercy Booth isn't afraid. The moors and Scarcross are her home and lifeblood. But beneath her certainty, small things are beginning to trouble her. Three ancient coins missing from her father's study, the shadowy figure out by the gatepost, an unshakable sense that someone is watching.

When a stranger appears seeking work, Mercy reluctantly takes him in. As their stories entwine, this man will change everything. She just can't see it yet.

©2018 Katherine Clements (P)2018 Headline Publishing Group Limited Genre Fiction Ghosts Historical Fiction Horror Literary Fiction Haunted Scary Fiction

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Critic reviews

"The perfect ghost story." (Manda Scott)

"Like something from Emily Bronte's nightmares." (Andrew Taylor, author of The Ashes of London)

"Spine-tingling...the scariest ghost story I have read in a long time." (Barbara Erskine)
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Enjoyed this book. Setting and characters were well developed and described. The plot was great until the ending.

Creepy and atmospheric.Great narrator.

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Wow , this has had me gripped through the full read of it. Everytime I thought something going to happen it gave a twist and went totally on another road. Very well read

excellent book

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Not my usual sort of book and concerned about it being a ghost story. However, not frightened by it. Thought the plot extremely good and thoroughly enjoyed it. Very different for me.

Excellent, and extremely well read!

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A creepy tale set in the moors of 17th century Yorkshire, where men were men and sheep were frightened. Slow to start, but this is not a criticism. It builds nicely, providing plenty of chills and revelations in turn. It hops between first and third person narratives pretty seamlessly and the narrator steers clear of overly mannered accents. I could hardly fault it and look forward to more from the author.

Richly atmospheric moorland tale

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A fascinating, chiller, beautifully performed. Evokes the fear of the times in wave after wave of prosaic, vivid details about the ordinary lives of people in a cursed landscape.

Chilling

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