The story is a mix of the supernatural, mixed with magic and a touch of romance to give it balance. Set in 1895 in a remote village in Norfolk, the strange happenings only start when the bones begin to fall from the cliffs bordering the sea, due to erosion.
Edward was cheated of his inheritance and his bride by his cousin. Edward deals in the spirit world and Barbara’s appeals to him to come and save his wife who fell ill and recovered but is talking of people with strange names and about a circus and how they were killed years ago. Edward is a sham, but when a second death occurs and bones keep falling, he realises there is a connection. With each fall of bones, a fresh death could occur. Discovering the truth of what happened decades ago is a slow one of the deliberate murder of many people in the circus and the cover up by some of the villagers, who thought they’d got away with murder.
This was a very Gothic story with a fair amount of historical fiction too. The murders and unraveling that was also fascinating, because you had to go forty years back.
Sent by Boldwood Books for an unbiased review, courtesy of Netgalley.
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