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"Sarah Rayne does it again, with yet another heart-stopping thriller..." --eurocrime.co.uk
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When the village of Priors Bramley was closed off for chemical-weapons testing during the Cold War, a long history of dark secrets was also shut away. Now, more than fifty years later, the ghost village has been declared safe again, but there are those living nearby who would much rather that the past remain buried. Ella Haywood, who used to play in the village as a child, is haunted by the discovery of two bodies. All those years ago, something happened in the village, something so terrible that and she and her two oldest friends have vowed to this day never to tell a soul. But the past has a habit of forcing the truth to the surface. With the identity of the bodies and the mystery surrounding the now derelict Cadence Manor drawing increasing local interest, Ella fears that she will have to resort to ever more drastic measures if she is to make sure that no one discovers what really happened all those years ago.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Dark secrets are lost when Priors Bramley is closed to the outside world. When it's re-opened many years later, far more than a once-poisoned village comes to light. Who's the terrifying stranger? What's the source of the ghostly music? What hidden pasts does Cadence Manor hold? Sarah Rayne's latest novel hooks the reader from page one and grips tightly until the final line. Her imagination and skill at handling parallel narratives and multiple time lines never fails to amaze me. What Lies Beneath sweeps the reader across centuries and continents in a breathless journey full of twists and turns and several (characters') dead-ends. The book contains all Sarah Rayne's hallmarks: pace, tension, growing menace, spine-tingling passages. As always, buildings are central to the plot and so well portrayed they almost become characters. Sarah Rayne's ability as a page-turning story-teller is as impressive as her exquisite prose. What Lies Beneath is the work of an author at the top of her game.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Although the book starts in the present day when Ella Haywood hears alarming news whilst queuing at the supermarket, the story switches back to 1912 where we meet the Cadence family of Cadence Manor in the village of Priors Bramley, narrated by Crispian Cadence the eldest son, and a series of journals - author initially unknown.
The news that so disturbed Ella Haywood relates back to 1960 when the local council moved the residents from the village of Priors Bramley, re-housing them in the nearby village of Upper Bramley to make way for a road. Then decided to use the village for a chemical weapons experiment. On the morning that the village is to be sprayed with chemicals from the air, three children, Ella Heywood, Veronica and Clem, nine years old walk through the village for the last time, with disastrous results. They all swear never to tell what happened that morning in Priors Bramley, confident that with the village sealed because of contamination their secret will remain a secret.
Although the seeds for the catastrophe of 1960 were sown in the early 1900's the full horror does not actually come to light until the present day. This is a gruesome yet utterly absorbing tale, where the sins of the fathers are certainly visited on their children. For Ella Hayward the past must stay buried, but secrets have a habit of finding their way to the surface.
The descriptive powers of the author are awesome, and the tension rises to a menacing level. Whilst there are some horrific scenes, it is a terribly sad tale.
Brilliantly crafted, Sarah Rayne is a gifted writer. Highly recommended.
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Lizzie Hayes
The news that so disturbed Ella Haywood relates back to 1960 when the local council moved the residents from the village of Priors Bramley, re-housing them in the nearby village of Upper Bramley to make way for a road. Then decided to use the village for a chemical weapons experiment. On the morning that the village is to be sprayed with chemicals from the air, three children, Ella Heywood, Veronica and Clem, nine years old walk through the village for the last time, with disastrous results. They all swear never to tell what happened that morning in Priors Bramley, confident that with the village sealed because of contamination their secret will remain a secret.
Although the seeds for the catastrophe of 1960 were sown in the early 1900's the full horror does not actually come to light until the present day. This is a gruesome yet utterly absorbing tale, where the sins of the fathers are certainly visited on their children. For Ella Hayward the past must stay buried, but secrets have a habit of finding their way to the surface.
The descriptive powers of the author are awesome, and the tension rises to a menacing level. Whilst there are some horrific scenes, it is a terribly sad tale.
Brilliantly crafted, Sarah Rayne is a gifted writer. Highly recommended.
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Lizzie Hayes
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I've read all but one of Rayne's novels and this is my favourite by a fair bit. It's not as creepy as some of her other work but it's thoroughly enjoyable for all that. She paints such a vivid picture of the abandoned village and let's face it, who doesn't love stories with a crazy relative locked in the attic?!
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A good thriller.
The village of Priors Bramley was closed off fifty years ago, due to a military experiment being conducted, in the area. Read more
Published 14 days ago by J.Flood
Really disappointing
I have very much enjoyed Ms Rayne's books in the past, but this one was so amazingly disappointed. I enjoyed the 'poisoned village' scenario a great deal - it's one that has... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Alison
A Murderous Tale
A good book and well worth reading- I would say I did not find this quite as atmospheric as some of the other books by this writer- some of the village scenes (in the present, not... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Troy Beal
What Lies Beneath
Another masterpiece from the ever talented Sarah Rayne , this lady never disappoints. Her books are packed with suspence, mystery, emotion and the twists and surprises leave you... Read more
Published 12 months ago by B. B. Norman
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