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1975, 2000s: For years, the Moore Asylum was a place of fear. Now, although abandoned, the reason to fear it has returned.
Dark House
What you need to know before your trail
For years, the Moore Asylum housed the forgotten children of Brooklyn Bay. But now, a man is found murdered in the derelict building, strapped to a steel trolley, launching a heart-racing investigation for Detective Lucy Harwin.
Lucy quickly discovers the victim was once a Moore Asylum doctor, and when a woman also linked to the home is killed on her doorstep, Lucy knows she must dig into its history. What dark secrets lie within the asylum’s walls – what was the scandal leading to its closure thirty years ago?
With her own demons to fight, Lucy starts to uncover the heartbreaking tale of the Moore Asylum children, and begins to wonder: who will be the next victim?
Travel Guide
Fictional Moore Asylum (thank goodness)
There is something chilling about asylums and mental hospitals – thank goodness we don’t treat fellow human beings in this way anymore but the asylum here operated in the 1970s and introduces you to a world of horror and despair.
There’s always something worse about the ill treatment of children and this did make me screw my face up in disgust on more than one occasion – I admit to skipping a few paragraphs – but the writing was so vivid and strong that I had to keep going. The man found on the gurney, the intricate police work – this is a novel with layers.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Dark House
Destination: England Authour/guide: Helen Pfifer Departure Time: 1975, 2000s
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