Mistress of the Moor

by Abigail Clements

I need you now. I need you here at Goathlands. Because of the nature of my present research I can only go to a person in whom I have complete and absolute trust. Details I cannot give you until I know for certain that you will accept. It will require the greatest trust--and the greatest temptations. You would arrive in York in time to catch the four p.m. train. A carriage will be waiting for you. I shall be waiting, too.

There was something else waiting for Emma Waldron. Terror. From the moment young Emma received the mysterious message from her Uncle Josh, her life took a swift and horrifying turn. The comfort she had once found at Goathlands was gone. In its place were shadows and darkness. Goathlands had become her enemy... her mortal enemy.

Genres: Gothic

Paperback

First published January 1, 1974

Reviews

[MV · Rating 2 out of 5]

This wasn't bad, but I really struggled to pay attention and wound up skim-reading because I just wanted to move on. The villain was obvious to me. I thought the climax of the story was kind of goofy, as were some of the villain's tricks.

[MK ( MaKayla) · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's such a shame that the author wrote so few books before he died . There is a freshness in both Mistress of the Moor and Christabel's Room that is like none of the gothic novels written nowdays . It was a shock to me that this was written almost a century ago , and that these novels are completely unheard of .

I know a lot of people are out off gothic novels because of supernatural creatures ghosts and other evil things . If that's true of you then perhaps give Christabel's Room or Mistress of the Moor a try , these are novels which a realistically gothic might take you by surprise .

[Teresa A. Mauk · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a classic gothic tale with all the spooky elements: a huge, rambling house out in the moors, a young lady returning from the big city to help her rich uncle, a cousin who is charming but creepy, a doctor who is much like Mrs. Danvers in personality and appearance, a new handsome man who strikes sparks off the heroine, and of course the usual "accidents" that cloak a more sinister purpose.

[Pauline Frater · Rating 3 out of 5]

Predictable

Very plodding, and obvious - the seal, for example. I have read other books by C L Skelton and enjoyed them, but this was a big disappointment.