Letters from the Dead, Sam Hurcom
Letters from the Dead, Sam Hurcom
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Letters from the Dead
The stiflingly atmospheric, wonderfully dark Thomas Bexley mystery

Author: Sam Hurcom

Narrator: John Telfer

Unabridged: 12 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orion

Published: 04/15/2021


Synopsis

'Gothic, claustrophobic, and wonderfully dark' GUARDIAN on Sam Hurcom's Thomas Bexley novels...

The next stifling, atmospheric gothic crime novel following one of the world's first forensic photographers - for fans of The Woman in Black, The Silent Companions and Little Strangers.

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1905. A year after 'the affair' in Dinas Powys, Thomas Bexley has become a drunkard and recluse, haunted by terrible visions of the dead. But when news of a spate of extraordinary kidnappings reaches him, Thomas is shocked to learn that his dear friend and former mentor, Professor Elijah Hawthorn, is the lead suspect.

Discovering a plea for help from Hawthorn claiming to have unearthed a gruesome conspiracy at the heart of the Metropolitan Police, Thomas embarks on a journey to prove Hawthorn's innocence.

But wherever Thomas goes, he is followed by the dead, and as the mystery of Hawthorn's disappearance deepens, so too does Thomas's apparent insanity...

How can Thomas be certain of the truth when he can't trust anybody around him, not even himself...?

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Praise for Sam Hurcom:

'An intriguing debut' THE TIMES

'A promising debut - gothic, claustrophobic and wonderfully dark' GUARDIAN

'A sparkling debut from a name to watch...You might as well be in another world. This is top notch historical crime fiction, with a dash of the supernatural. A gorgeous book and a riveting tale' David Young

About Sam Hurcom

Sam Hurcom was born in Dinas Powys, South Wales in 1991. He studied Philosophy at Cardiff University, attaining both an undergraduate and master's degree. He has since had several short stories published, and has written and illustrated a number of children's books. Sam currently lives in the village he was raised in, close to the woodlands that have always inspired his writing. A SHADOW ON THE LENS is Sam's debut novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kelly on November 29, 2020

4.5 rounded up Letters from the Dead is the second novel featuring Thomas Bexley, but it can be read as a standalone, I should know, it’s what I did. Throughout Letters from the Dead there are references to and hints at what happened to Thomas in the first instalment, A Shadow on the Lens. These refe......more

Goodreads review by Kirsty ❤️ on August 13, 2021

This is the second Bexley novel, one in which London is terrorised by the Wraith; a mysterious figure that has kidnapped people and left only a cultish symbol as a clue. It works as a standalone novel but I think I would’ve liked to have read the first book as there’s quite a bit referencing back to......more


Quotes

A sparkling debut from a name to watch. Hurcom expertly weaves a tale of claustrophobic suspicion set in a Welsh village a few miles from Cardiff - but so inward-looking and insular you might as well be in another world. This is top notch historical crime fiction, with a dash of the supernatural. A gorgeous book and a riveting tale

An intriguing debut The Times on A SHADOW ON THE LENS

A promising debut - gothic, claustrophobic and wonderfully dark Guardian on A SHADOW ON THE LENS