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Afternoon Walk by Dorothy Eden,
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Dorothy Eden is particularly good at creating an eerie, menacing atmosphere - very few writers of the genre do it better - and this is one of her best works. The story opens at the old but gracious house, among the empty rooms, and sprawling neglected garden, with the mother and her little girl, Kitty. Ella makes up a story about the house for her daughter and they pick flowers, but the peaceful scene is shattered by a scream, and the immediate appearance of an owl, which explains the scream...or does it? At home, enter the husband, seemingly devoted to his family, but single-minded in his ambition to rise in his job, and unable to share his wife's grief at the loss of her baby, or to understand her nature. A phone call sets in motion a campaign of vague threats, surveillance and actual terror against the fragile Ella, amidst her husband's determination to prove her scatty, unreliable and prone to memory loss. Even her cleaning lady seems to believe she is fanciful and absent-minded, while her the next-door neighbour provides some support and belief in her sanity. The heat-wave that continues day after day adds to the oppressive atmosphere, until the terror escalates and comes to a climax when Kitty goes missing... This is a gripping read with sustained suspense and some interesting psychological elements. Afternoon for Lizards, Listen to Danger and Night of the Letter are her other best books, in my opinion!
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