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A Dark Corner (1971)
Celia Dale

Book Description

When young Errol Winston arrives in London from Jamaica, the racist attitudes of the city’s landlords make it almost impossible to find a place to rent. But he seems to have a stroke of luck when he accidentally winds up at the front door of old Mr and Mrs Didcot, who offer to let him stay. The Didcots seem kindly and harmless enough – despite their bizarre and outdated views on race – but Errol will soon discover that behind the veneer of apparent respectability a dreadful truth lies hidden, a terrible secret that will be revealed in a horrifying and murderous climax.

First published in 1971, Celia Dale’s A Dark Corner is a chilling work of domestic horror that shows how true evil often lurks closer than we think, perhaps even just behind our neighbor’s lace curtains . . .


REVIEWS

‘A macabre tale of quiet horror.’ - Buffalo News

‘Celia Dale builds a snug picture and destroys it, chillingly. She is very good at delayed terror.’ - Evening Standard

‘The queen of suburban terror.’ - The Times (London)

BOOK DETAILS
ISBN: 
1954321880
ISBN-13: 978-1954321885

$16.99 US, 128 pp.
Trade paper
Published 2023

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