The Leper House

From the No.1 bestselling author of The American Boy and The Ashes of London comes a gothic novella – perfect for fans of The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley. One stormy night in Suffolk, a man's car breaks down following his sister's funeral. The only source of light comes from a remote cottage by the sea. The mysterious woman who lives there begs him to leave, yet he can't shake the sense that she somehow needs him. He attempts to return the next day but she is nowhere to be seen. And neither is the cottage. •Taylor is an acclaimed historical fiction writer who has won the CWA Historical Dagger three times (the only author ever to do so) •The American Boy was a No.1 bestseller and sold over 260,000 copies in paperback. It was also a Richard and Judy Book Club pick •The Silent Boy was selected as Historical Novel of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times, and picked as one of Radio 4's Crime Books of the Year Competition: Woman In Black; Little Stranger; The Woman In Black; The Travelling Bag; Himself. Hilary Mantel;Andrew Taylor; C. J. Sansom; Val McDermid; Neil Gaiman; Sarah Waters; Andrew Michael Hurley;