The Sleeping Angel by Margarita Morris
Something is astir in Highgate Cemetery. The dead want justice and so do the living.January 1870: Isabelle Hart has a secret. It lies buried in Highgate Cemetery, beside the statue of the sleeping angel. The enigmatic medium, Madeleine Fox, seems to offer Isabelle hope, but is it all a terrible lie?March 1970: Strange happenings of a sinister nature are reported at Highgate Cemetery. Who or what is lurking amongst the gravestones? A teenager discovers an obsession that will consume him for the rest of his life.July, present day: Lauren reluctantly participates in a s ance only to discover that someone is trying to contact her from beyond the grave.Tom doesn't believe that his father's death was an accident. He is determined to find his father's killer.As Lauren uncovers Isabelle's story and Tom chases his father's murderer, everything points towards the sleeping angel, a Victorian statue in Highgate Cemetery. Lauren and Tom must discover the truth before the killer strikes again.The Sleeping Angel is a gripping time-slip mystery thriller that cleverly interweaves the Victorian period and the present day.
Shortlisted for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award in 2014 with her first novel, Oranges for Christmas, Margarita Morris brings a love of history to her writing. Margarita studied languages at Oxford and it was as a student that she visited Berlin and saw at first hand the effects of the Berlin Wall on this divided city. Years later this experience led her to write Oranges for Christmas about a family trying to escape from Communist East Berlin. Other passions include the Victorian era. The Sleeping Angel was inspired by the haunting beauty of Highgate Cemetery and the urban legends that surround it. In her Scarborough Fair series, historical mysteries meet contemporary thrillers. Scarborough Fair #1 Scarborough Ball #2 Margarita lives in Oxfordshire with her husband and two sons. Find more about Margarita Morris at her website at http: //margaritamorris.com
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| ISBN 13 | 9780992748944 |
| ISBN 10 | 0992748941 |
| Title | The Sleeping Angel |
| Author | Margarita Morris |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Margarita Morris |
| Year published | 2014-07-10 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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