Author Description

Love and secrets of the house on the seashore... Kate, a sensible sea-captain's daughter, is thrilled when she gets a job at Darsham's Folly, a mysterious house that dominates the little fishing port of Senwich. She's hired to befriend the lonely daughter of Lord Oliver Darsham after the disappearance of her mother, Lady Charlotte. Despite his game leg and scarred face, she's immediately attracted to her strange master and it's not long before he asks for her hand in marriage. For a moment it seems like she could finally be happy... until the dark secrets of the house begin to menace her. When Lady Charlotte makes a reappearance only to exit again under shocking circumstances and a horrifying discovery is made, Kate finds herself drawn into a bizarre mystery... Praise for John Burke 'Extremely readable' Sunday Times 'A double surprise ending... very enjoyable' - Eastern Daily Press John Burke was born in Sussex in 1922. He served in the Royal Air Force, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, and the Royal Marines during the war. After working for the publishers Museum Press and the Books for Pleasure Group, he was a Public Relations and Publications Executive for Shell (1959-63) and Story Editor for Twentieth Century-Fox (1963-65) before becoming a full-time writer in 1966.