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Death’s dark veil- Patricia Dixon-domestic Noir/crime/psychological

Prepare for a book to blow your mind! As Walter Scott said “Oh what a tangled web we

weave, when first we practise to deceive!” An elderly woman is in her last hours thinking

about her life. She is visited by demons and knows as they grow clearer her hours are

getting fewer. Before she departs this earth she has one secret she wishes to impart.

We are then taken back to the 1940’s and through time telling of various lives and

woe’s. A girl having been raped by her step father not daring to say anything and

her mother sending her away due to the shame it would bring on the family. Little

did the girl know at the time that her baby would be “stolen” from her supposedly

never for her to never see her again. Forward a few years and another young woman

is having the time of her life in London having escaped the clutches of her family who

have not been the best parents. A man who is gay but being the 1970’s this is not

something one speaks about and his mother is pressing him to produce an heir. The

two young women come together both having lived lives of deceit in one way or

another. Oh boy! I was so drawn to the characters in this. I took to Georgie,Ivy, and

Vanessa and loved Dolly. Georgie and her love of life, Sandy waiting patiently on

the side lines and Vanessa cherishing that despite being unwanted she had found

such a wonderful life and stepmother. Kenneth was doing his best but with a toxic

mother things were getting more and more difficult. Wow! This is a story that gives

and gives. Each part having its own twists and nuances leaving you not quite

knowing the path it is taking.. A very clever plot and one executed brilliantly.

This took my breath away and left me with a smile. 5**

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Death’s Dark Veil blurb Secrets, lies and evil lie in wait. Ivy and Georgie have secrets and pasts riddled with shame and betrayal. On a cold February day, both women leave home hoping to rebuild their lives, not knowing their worlds will soon collide. When fate eventually brings them to Tenley House, the home of a bitter, domineering matriarch who controls her fickle son and terrorises her adoptive granddaughter, the women find themselves in danger. Behind the facade of propriety, amidst secrets and lies, the truth will unfold when evil is awakened… Hiding in plain sight and sworn to avenge the wrongs of the past, something stalks the corridors of Tenley. It listens and waits patiently, lurking in shadows, tormenting its prey and when the time is right, begins to strike down the occupants of Tenley, one by one... Deceptively dark with a creeping sense of menace, this is the tale of two young women drawn together by circumstance and heartbreak.

Author Bio Patricia Dixon was born in Manchester where she still lives with her husband. They have two grown up children and one grandson.  Ignoring her high school reports and possibly sound advice from teachers, Patricia shunned the world of academia and instead, stubbornly pursued a career in fashion. Once the sparkle of London life wore off she returned north and embarked on a new adventure, that of motherhood.  Now, almost thirty years later she has acquiesced to the wise words of her elders and turned her hand to writing. Patricia has written a total of eight novels, the latest is due for release in March 2019. Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.co.uk/Patricia-Dixon/e/B00I1YV2RM/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0 Twitter  @pbadixon Email - dixon.patricia@icloud.com.  Facebook Links Author Page https://www.facebook.com/pbadixon/?ref=bookmarks Profile Page https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009000921564