The Secret Rooms
A True Gothic Mystery
Viking Adult
Hardback
: 01 Nov 2012
£20.00
Synopsis
Catherine Bailey, the best-selling author of Black Diamonds, uncovers a plotting Duchess, a mysterious death and a castle full of lies in her thrilling book, The Secret Rooms: A True Gothic Mystery.
In April 1940, the ninth Duke of Rutland died in mysterious circumstances in a murky room next to the servants' quarters of his family home, Belvoir Castle.
The mystery surrounding his death holds the key to a tragic story that is played out on the brutal battlefields of the Western Front and in the exclusive salons of Mayfair and Belgravia in the dying years of la belle époque. Uncovered is a dark and disturbing period in the history of the Rutland family, and one which they were determined to keep hidden for over sixty years.
Sixty years on, The Secret Rooms is the true story of family secrets and one man's determination to keep the past hidden at any cost.
For fans of Kate Summerscale's The Suspicions of Mr Whicher and Agent Zigzag by Ben Macintyre, and those interested in the real world of Brideshead Revisited.
'One heck of a good read...brilliant, gripping...Black Diamonds will keep you bolt upright all night', Daily Telegraph
'A compelling new history...fascinating insights into the dynasty that once ruled this Yorkshire roost', Daily Mail, on Black Diamonds
Catherine Bailey is the author of Black Diamonds. She read history at Oxford University and is a successful, award-winning television producer and director. She lives in West London.
Product details
Format :
Hardback
ISBN: 9780670917556
Size : 153 x 234mm
Pages : 480
Published : 01 Nov 2012
Publisher : Viking Adult
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The Secret Rooms
A True Gothic Mystery
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