Voices in an Empty House
17 May 2018Imprint: Bello
Synopsis
“Gabriel!” But calling was pointless, and he stopped at once, embarrassed by the sound of his voice . . . Nobody was here in the small apartment, nobody but himself.
Lonely sixteen-year-old Gabriel, son of a Nobel Prize winner, has gone missing, and with a life-threatening heart condition his family are desperate to find him before it’s too late. Amnesia-stricken stepdad...
Details
17 May 2018304 pages
9781509878666Imprint: Bello
Reviews
Aiken handles intricate entanglements with skill, juggling flashbacks like oranges without ever dropping onePsychology Today
This enthralling book is much more than a thriller . . . Joan Aiken has built up a novel both witty and moving around the complex relationships of an extraordinary family that are both indelible and disquieting. Compulsively readableSelina Hastings, Guardian Book of the Week
Voices in an Empty House is a cat’s cradle of interwoven destinies and uncanny coincidences. Bella and Bo, evil twins, create untold damage with their moral rampages; on the side of the angels are Bella’s husband Thomas and son Gabriel. As a study of good routing evil it makes satisfactory reading for a stormy nightSunday Times
In what many will feel is her most innovative novel, this well-known author features intricate relationships and a gripping plot. The narrative is utterly absorbing as it bares secrets the characters try to keep hidden even from themselvesPublisher’s Weekly
