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After arriving at her late husband's childhood home, Nell West discovers that the house, rumored to be haunted and built on the grounds where the notorious Isobel Action committed a violent crime, produces the sound of piano music even though the piano is locked and the key is missing. As unsettling events unfold, Nell becomes convinced that the music is linked to Isobel Action’s macabre fate, drawing her deeper into a web of eerie occurrences.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror
Authors: Sarah Rayne
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