Coppitts Green — Nicola Thorne

An atmospheric novel of romantic suspense from a well-loved storyteller When Jocasta Oaks arrives in the small Yorkshire village of Coppitts Green she is full of excitement at taking up her new job as assistant schoolteacher, and at being reunited with her fiance, Peter Ryder. But Peter has disappeared, without explanation, and Jocasta is forced to stay with his cousins, Tim and Agnes, at their family home, Croft House. From the moment she arrives, Jocasta is disturbed by the effect Croft House and its inhabitants - neurotic Agnes and brooding Tim - have on her. As she begins to make friends amongst the villagers, and to learn something about the history of the place, she becomes more and more convinced that Croft House, and the Ryder family, are harbouring dark secrets from their past...