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Blackened Cottage [Kindle Edition]

A.E. Richards (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
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Her only chance is to run...

Victorian England, 1875

When her mother leaves Blackened Cottage, Lisbeth grows
increasingly terrified for herself and her little brother Eddie.
Desperate, she befriends a disfigured girl, but when her father
finds out he imprisons her in the cottage and invites his
lecherous friend to court her.

Lisbeth discovers that her father has sent Eddie away and
escapes to find him. Pursued by the two men, she embarks on
a dangerous journey and captures the eye of a psychopath
who seeks to possess her body, mind and soul.

As Lisbeth flees, she is shocked to discover how little she
remembers about her life, and unprepared for the terrifying
truths she must face.

Product details

  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 318 KB
  • Print Length: 217 pages
  • Publisher: A.E.Richards; 1st edition (13 Aug 2012)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B008XM3TUK
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #124,609 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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4.6 out of 5 stars
31 reviews
4.6 out of 5 stars
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Poe gets a make-over 8 Sep 2012
By B J Burton
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Think of the coldly gripping Gothic horror of EAP; think of the excitement of a modern chase movie; now combine the two and you have a feel for Blackened Cottage. Images of blood and souls in torment abound as the stage is set in Victorian England. Questions kept forming as I tried to find a possible explanation for what was occurring. The questions kept coming as the book maintained its horror theme, but moved into an exciting chase thriller. Who are the real villains? Who is real and who is not? The author drops subtle clues along the way that the careful reader will pick up.
I developed a theory - and the author proved me right. But there was no time for self-congratulation as the story swept me off around more twists and turns until the chase concluded.
This is a very well plotted and very well written book that I strongly recommend - as long as you think your nerves can take the strain.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Compelling and original 19 Sep 2012
By Ann M
Format:Kindle Edition
This is a highly original and well plotted psychological thriller set in Victorian times. It is written in letters, diary entries and narrative, which is very effective and easy to follow. There is a strong Gothic horror element to the novel and at times I felt I was reading a ghost story.

Tension in the novel is gradually built up as the main character Lisbeth escapes from Blackened Cottage, where she is being held by her father against her will. However nothing is as it appears and I certainly didn't see the final twist coming.

Although descriptive the writing is quite tight and the author doesn't waste words unnecessarily. The main characters are well drawn particularly Lisbeth though I wasn't totally convinced by Mortimer. All in all a compelling read and an excellent debut novel.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A Victorian thriller 7 Dec 2012
By Rossi
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Compact Victorian thriller written very neatly in diary, letter and narrative form. It follows 18 year old Lisbeth from her claustrophobic and uneasy life at rural Blackened Cottage to her escape to London on the trail of her missing younger brother. Hot on her heels are two parties, her father and his French associate and quite separately a psychotic man who has become obsessed with her and will do anything to catch her. I did feel slightly misled for a moment at a vital point in the book but then the pieces of the jigsaw slotted together. Felt quite authentic and certainly worth reading.
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