Book description
Astonishment Hall, a country estate in the Pennines full of
extraordinary exhibitions, is truly a place of wonder. But when a
valuable exhibit is stolen, it is only the first in a series of
unpleasant and seemingly unconnected events. A bell tower is burnt to
the ground, trapping a young boy inside, an outbreak of thefts plagues
the valley, and a man is violently murdered and left to the crows and
the snow. When his own investigations come to a dead end, the owner of
Astonishment Hall sends to London for help. And so Whilbert Stroop
journeys north to find the answers to both his own search for a missing
glass-worker, and the perplexing events at Astonishment Hall. Before
long, Stroop finds himself embroiled in one man's terrifying and warped
desire for vengeance against ancient wrongs, and another man's fight for
survival. Clio Gray was born in Yorkshire and lived in Leeds for many
years before moving up to the east coast of Scotland in 1992. Having
always been a bibliophile, she has worked in libraries for the last
twenty years. She has won several short competitions, and was awarded
the Harry Bowling Prize for Guardians of the Key, which was her first
novel.
