Lucy Trent is accustomed to having the legend of her glamorous grandmother unearthed from time to time. Lucretia von Wolff was an infamous silent-screen start whose life ended abruptly in a bizarre double murder and suicide at the Ashwood film studios in 1952. When a body brutalized in a macabre echo of the 50-year-old case is found in the now derelict studios, disturbing facts about the past begin to emerge, all of which point back to the eerie tale of the child known as Alraune. In the ensuing murder investigation, Lucy discovers the truth about her family’s dark history, one that spans the glittering concert halls of 1920s Vienna through the bleak environs of wartime Auschwitz.
Sarah Rayne's first novel was published in 1982, and for several years she juggled writing books with working in property, pounding an elderly typewriter into the small hours in order to meet deadlines.
Much of the inspiration for her dark psychological thrillers comes from the histories and atmospheres of old buildings, a fact that is strongly apparent in many of her settings - Mortmain House in A Dark Dividing, Twygrist Mill in Spider Light, and the Tarleton Theatre in Ghost Song.
She has written more than 20 books to date, and her work has met with considerable acclaim, with Tower of Silence being long-listed for the 2005 Theakston's Award. Her books are also published in America, Germany, Holland, Russia and Turkey.
To find out more about Sarah Rayne visit her website or YouTube channel-
www.sarahrayne.co.uk
www.youtube.com/user/SarahRayneAuthor
