Midnight Is a Lonely Place

This is a very well written and absorbing novel by a master story teller. It is highly descriptive and captures the reader in its thrall. It is a chilling and imaginative ghost story centered around a love triangle that existed approximately two thousand years ago and ultimately ended in murder. The murderer, Marcus, a Roman legionaire, is cursed by his wife, Claudia, after he has her lover, Nion, a druid priest, killed. Marcus then kills Claudia. It is this tragedy that now haunts the present.When London based author, Kate Kennedy, breaks off with her selfish live in lover, she goes off to lick her wounds and nurse a broken heart in a cottage in a remote area of North Essex. The cottage, though cozy, begins to become a less than hospitable place, when unexplained sounds, scents, and traces of moist earth and sand begin to manifest themselves. Moreover, her landlord's son, Greg, and daughter, Allison, seem determined to have her leave the cottage.Discovering that Allison has come across an archaeological site not far from the cottage, Kate goes to the site and finds an ancient Celtic ornament. She soon begins to hear voices in her mind and see visions of what cannot be. Ultimately, Greg, Allison, and Kate become trapped in the miasma of these ancient star crossed lovers who are determined to bring their long dormant conflict to resolution. The cost to those in the present is dear, as the reader will soon find out. Be warned. This is a scary book.

I took this book on a camping trip and all I could think of when I heard strange sounds outside the tent at night time was "the curse", the grave and the strange apperances in the cottage. That was a spooky story that really scared me. I hope that Barbara Erskine will write more books like this one. Buy it if you like scary stories!!

I had a difficult time putting the book down. She gives vivid descriptions for one location in two different periods of time. I cannot wait to read more books by Barbara Erskine. The other two books I have read by this author are just as haunting and captivating.

A page turner. One hard to put down. The ending is breath-taking. If you like your hair to stand on end and feel as if you can not read quickly enough, you need to read this one.