There’s something rotten in the
basement of Niedermayer & Hart Fine Porcelain, which photographer Jim
Latimer discovers to his peril. Jim has
been commissioned by the company to photograph their collection for an upcoming
catalogue, but he soon realises that there is something very wrong with his
employers, and it isn’t long before he finds himself fighting to save his very
soul.
Hugh Apsley, once a Knight
Templar, has a very strange tale to relate to Brother Anselm of the Abbey of
Valle Crucis in a letter dated 1202. It is a disturbing story which shakes the
very foundation of their religion and transcends the boundaries of death.
The lives of Jim and Hugh are
inextricably linked together and via their individual narratives the story
begins to unfold and converge.
This independent novel was very
enjoyable to read. The quality of the
writing is very good, and the structure of the story intriguing. On one hand we read about the young Hugh Apsley
and the horrors he tries to make sense of in a superstitious world, and on the
other hand we are transported to the 20th Century involved in a detective story
that tries to make sense of what the modern world cannot explain away.
If you like a touch of horror
with some solid foundation then you won’t go far wrong with this novel.
Maxine
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