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Synopsis: Widowed in World War 2, Annette and her young son face a completely different life as they exchange the devastation of post-blitz London for the slow pace of a small village. The house they have inherited is old, its bones still settling, creaking noises in the dead of night and the murmur of scritch-scritch in the walls. Located outside the village of Lochnagar, it’s been empty for many years – and for good reason. The unfolding of how the Clockmaker made his plans, his meticulous preparations and macabre creations, all builds up to a series of gruesome, horrific murders. These have just one end in view: his release from that which has held him captive for centuries.
My review: This is an intriguing and interesting horror story but for me it was too slow. I didn’t feel anything much happened until well after a quarter of the book had passed. That’s not to say it wasn’t good and richly detailed but I’m someone who needs the action to start pretty early on.
The beginning splits between a woman widowed in the war and trying to start life again through a boarding house she has inherited and an old man who has fled the nazi’s and was forced to do unspeakable acts whilst captured. Circumstances happen which cause the two to end up sharing the house.
It does flow beautifully and I did enjoy the characters I just think it isn’t a book that best suits my reading needs however I would recommend it to those that don’t need as much instant gratification.
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