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Dovecombe

By Clark, Alex

First published 2027

Arson, obsession, and unrequited love lie at the center of this twisted Gothic mystery set in a crumbling English manor. Intense, repressed Dorrie is secretly in love with vivid, self-assured Alys. When Dorrie’s abusive marriage implodes, the two women flee to Alys’s remote family home, Dovecombe Manor. But instead of a haven, Dorrie finds a ruin sunk deep in eerie woodland, held in limbo by a decade-old unsolved arson, and haunted by a historic curse. Locals say that the oak trees surrounding the house are sentient, malignant, and bent on vengeance against the family for an ancient wrong. As soon as the women arrive, it’s clear there’s something about the house that disturbs Alys―something she’s hiding from Dorrie. When the investigation into the fire that nearly destroyed Dovecombe is reopened and suspicions focus on Alys, Dorrie’s sanity begins to crumble. Determined to protect the woman she loves, Dorrie sets out to solve the mystery of what happened on the night of the fire and save Alys from Dovecombe’s dark grip.

Published
5 Jan 2027
Pages
272
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
Hardcover
Elsewhere
Open Library
  • Thriller
  • Mystery
  • Horror

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