The Girl in the Photograph (The Rossetti Mysteries #3)

A woman's love of impressionist art draws her into a ghostly mystery along the North Yorkshire coastline. Staying alone in a sprawling, long-abandoned estate in Yorkshire would be madness to some. On the other hand, art enthusiast Lissy de Luca is looking forward to the isolation-and to beginning her research into the Staithes Group. It was here, more than a century ago, that the roiling seas and towering cliffs inspired the artistic passions of the famed commune. For Lissy, one of the most inspiring sights is the imposing Sea Scarr Hall itself-but the longer she stays, the stranger things get. There is the lonely figure who strolls the cove at night, and a hidden painting that is both seductive and unnerving. And then there's the photograph Lissy finds of a young girl-one so unnaturally beautiful and so eerily familiar. Each discovery is leading Lissy to a chilling conclusion. She's not alone at all. Those who once occupied the shadows of the manor house have a message for her. And they're going to make sure she gets it. It's a matter of life and death For fans of Susanna Kearsley, Barbara Erskine & Christina Courtenay. A truly gripping time-slip novel "An intriguing and atmospheric time slip novel with two perfect love stories - I couldn't put it down!" Christina Courtenay. What if the past was trying to teach you a lesson? Staying alone in the shadow of an abandoned manor house in Yorkshire would be madness to some, but art enthusiast Lissy de Luca cant wait. Lissy has her reasons for seeking isolation, and she wants to study the Staithes Group an artists commune active at the turn of the twentieth century. Lissy is fascinated by the imposing Sea Scarr Hall but the deeper she delves, the stranger things get. A lonely figure patrols the cove at night, whilst a hidden painting leads to a chilling realisation. And then theres the photograph of the girl; so beautiful she could be a mermaid and so familiar. As Lissy further immerses herself, she comes to an eerie conclusion: The occupants of Sea Scarr Hall are long gone, but they have a message for her and theyre going to make sure she gets it. Book 3 in The Rossetti Mysteries, Book 1 Some Veil Did Fall. Book 2 The Girl in the Painting