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MATS EVENSSON
The
Beast
of St Ender
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England, 1905. Disgraced and washed-up Chief Inspector James Huxley is sent from London to the remote island of St Ender to be forgotten. When a young local boy is found brutally murdered, Huxley has to not only find the boy’s killer but also face the hellish, inhuman presence that is stalking the island.
In this intense and gripping mystery novel, Mats Evensson tells us a twisting story of old wounds, dark magic—and evil lurking in the shadows.
The Haunting of St Anne
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Stay out of the basement.
1887, England. Haunted by the tragic death of her young charge, Miss Lydia Mathers journeys to London, intent on burying the past amid the bustling streets and her new role as a teacher at a charity school. At first, she welcomes the challenges and opportunities her new life offers.
But the dead are not so easily laid to rest.
Finding an unexpected ally in her enigmatic, newly hired charwoman Millie, Lydia must make sense of the increasingly terrifying occurrences plaguing her nights, uncover the truth hidden in the dark—or risk losing herself entirely.
Evensson’s fourth offering, an atmospheric and spine-chilling Victorian ghost story of fear, sorrow and sapphic romance, will have you on the edge of your seat from the first page to the last.
ALICE
A Ghost Story
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1844, England. Alice Reed, a promising young reporter, is sent to interview the reclusive Baron Thornbow when her coach crashes. Barely surviving the accident, Alice finds herself in the baron’s ancient mansion, haunted by strange occurrences—and caught in a perilous game of cat and mouse with a vengeful spirit hellbent on her demise.
Amid this swirling nightmare, Alice finds friendship—and perhaps more—in the baron’s entrancing maid, Miss Poole. Together, they must stop the malevolent entity before Alice’s very soul is lost forever.
Set in the same narrative as Evensson’s chilling debut novel The Beast of St Ender, this gripping and intense novella combines love and Gothic horror into a story that will leave you gasping for air.
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The Sleeper of Hopwick Cross
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The year is 1309. In a small God-fearing hamlet, a farmer claims his daughter went to bed one night twelve years ago and has not woken since. Neither alive nor dead, yet both at the same time.
The Franciscan novice Ambrose and his sceptical master are sent by the Church to find the truth behind the unbelievable claims. At first, their investigation seems to indicate a worldly explanation to the girl’s condition.
But as the true nature of the sleeping girl is revealed, Ambrose finds himself trapped in an unholy nightmare, and hunted by a far greater and deadlier adversary than he ever thought possible…
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