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Shadowside
ENGLAND 1936:
The Fleet Street journalist Harry Rose leaves his natural habitat of London and arrives at the Sunnyside asylum on the south coast in search of a missing girl, who has vanished without trace...Both professionally and personally, Rose feels compelled to find out what has happened to her. But he soon becomes enmeshed in the tentacles of manipulation and mystery within a dangerous world called Shadowside. Some stories need to be told...But will Rose find the girl and live to tell the story?
***** 'Shadowside is a gripping read- at turns shocking, suspenseful and nostalgic for a time that will never return.' -Paul Donnelley, Daily Express
'Shadowside is a well-researched historical mystery with an interesting storyline.'
-Martin Edwards, Crime Novelist and Author of The Life of Crime
The Fleet Street journalist Harry Rose leaves his natural habitat of London and arrives at the Sunnyside asylum on the south coast in search of a missing girl, who has vanished without trace...Both professionally and personally, Rose feels compelled to find out what has happened to her. But he soon becomes enmeshed in the tentacles of manipulation and mystery within a dangerous world called Shadowside. Some stories need to be told...But will Rose find the girl and live to tell the story?
***** 'Shadowside is a gripping read- at turns shocking, suspenseful and nostalgic for a time that will never return.' -Paul Donnelley, Daily Express
'Shadowside is a well-researched historical mystery with an interesting storyline.'
-Martin Edwards, Crime Novelist and Author of The Life of Crime
332 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 17, 2023
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Neil Root
14 books2 followersI was born in London in 1971. I love reading and writing, as well as films, travelling, and meeting people. I write true crime, crime fiction, literary criticism and journalism.
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May 16, 2023
1936. A Mrs Hopkins approached reporter Harry Rose as her daughter Dorothy, fifteen, has disappeared from the Sunnyside Asylum near Milston. She employs him to trace her whereabouts as she was last seen nearly three weeks earlier. To aid his investigation he is employed as an orderly. But progress is slow as he is without any help.
An interesting and well-written historical mystery with its plot twists. With its cast of varied and complicated characters it makes for an enjoyable read.
I received a complimentary copy of the book from the publisher via Library Thing and am voluntarily leaving a review
An interesting and well-written historical mystery with its plot twists. With its cast of varied and complicated characters it makes for an enjoyable read.
I received a complimentary copy of the book from the publisher via Library Thing and am voluntarily leaving a review
May 18, 2023
A dark and twisted historical murder mystery that's not for the faint of heart! This historical thriller is set in the 1930s at a mental hospital/asylum for children in England. The story unfolds from multiple POVs and by a wide range of believable characters. It's gritty and has a film noir feel throughout with the main plot completed (although there are some side stories with open endings) . A couple parts were predictable but there's also plenty of surprises even for an avid crime novel reader. Overall, a good scary story. For adults.
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May 16, 2023
The story is about a journalist who is out to find out the truth in a juvenile institution, but it is so much more than that. Well written characters interweaved into a clever storyline, felt anxious at the end of the book for it all to work out. Would definitely recommend this book and will be reading more from this writer
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