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The Stranger House is a secluded inn tucked into the village of Illthwaite in Cumbria, England, known for drawing weary travelers in for over five centuries. Recently, two very different visitors arrived for different reasons. Australian mathematician Samantha "Sam" Flood is searching for truth about a disturbing family mystery, while former novice priest Miguel Madero, now a historical scholar, investigates an ancestor’s mysterious disappearance linked to the village. Neither visitor is welcomed by the town’s secrets and silences. Their personal quests become intertwined, pulling them into a fetid morass of deceit, mystery, and violence as they race to uncover the shocking truth about their identities.
The story weaves suspense and psychological tension as characters confront increasingly perilous truths, suggesting a supernatural undercurrent that blurs the line between rational inquiry and the uncanny.
A tense, atmospheric thriller that explores how a small English village guards its hidden past, and how outsiders are drawn into its murky legacy.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Thriller/Psychological Thriller
Authors: Reginald Hill
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