The Gatehouse Haunting

Or is it something far more sinister? After recovering from a serious illness, Ella’s husband arranges for her to stay in a picturesque Gatehouse nestled within an idyllic German village. Left alone for a week to contemplate the effects of her poor health and her fractured marriage, Ella’s peace is shattered by the unnerving appearance of a shadowy old woman and the chilling discovery of the graves of eleven villagers, all of whom died mysteriously on the same day. Then, strange and unsettling events begin to occur in the Gatehouse. Is someone trying to intimidate her? When Ella discovers that a group of Syrian refugees are been terrorised by macabre noises at night, she sets out to unravel the village’s dark secrets. Yet with no knowledge of the language or the local area, her quest is cruelly ridiculed by both her husband and the owner of the Gatehouse. A chance meeting leads Ella to befriend the charming Friedrich, who is staying at the local hotel. But is Friedrich all that he seems? Or perhaps the answers are much closer to home and something very sinister is lurking within the Gatehouse. As she delves deeper, Ella’s frantic and perilous search for the truth will change her life forever. (Revised Edition, February 2019)