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 A mysterious depiction of masked revellers at the Venice carnival hangs in the college rooms of Oliver's old professor in Cambridge. On this cold winter's night, its eerie secret is revealed by the ageing don. The dark art of the Venetian scene, instead of imitating life, has the power to entrap it.

To stare into the painting is to play dangerously with the unseen demons it hides, and become the victim of its macabre beauty....

©2007 Long Barn Books Ltd (P)2008 Long Barn Books Ltd Ghosts Horror Thriller & Suspense Scary Haunted Suspense
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A wonderful reading of the excellent book by Susan Hill. An incredible atmosphere and telling that catapults the reader to the conclusion. This story should definitely be made into a television or film version.

The Man in the Picture

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I first read this in book form years ago and it was one of the most surreal reading experiences of my life. I honestly felt like I had seen the picture before. Not quite the same now as I now know the story but it was nice going back to it. It's not too long so could be done in one listen and is narrated well. Hills shorter ghost stories are better than her novels, in which I've noticed she has a habit of not finishing her thoughts. Harder to do this when the stories are shorter. The story is a nice little supernatural one, not scary as such but engrossing.

Good listen

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Nice naration and story but not quite in the same league as Woman in Black. Worth a listen for the price.

Good but not great.

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Whilst I did enjoy this book, and there were obvious points of difference in that this involved a painting, nonetheless the vengeful spurned lover and the series of events (I don't want to spoil it too much for others), paid more than lip service to Susan Hill's other more famous story. I found it a little predictable as a result. Also the recording must have been edited in a hurry as for the first time with an Audible book, there were repeated sections on at least two occasions that should have been edited out . Good but no cigar!

Alternative title, Woman in White?

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Kept in suspense although never really explained the picture's origin. All narrators were good and easy to listen to.

Intriguing

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