Darkness lies at the heart of this family…
In 1959 Milly starts her new life as a housemaid at Rutherford House, working for the aristocratic Rutherford-Percy clan. Entranced by her new mistress, Vivienne, she becomes deeply embroiled in the household and the keeper of dark secrets the family conceals beneath the mansion’s grand exterior.
In the present day, Christie is working as a psychiatric nurse when she meets troubled patient Lillian Percy, Vivienne’s granddaughter and heiress to Rutherford House. They soon bond over the loss of their mothers – Lillian’s died when she was a child; Christie’s mysteriously disappeared over twenty years ago – and Christie finds herself increasingly fascinated by Lillian’s family and their imposing ancestral home.
As Christie learns more about the Rutherford-Percys, she finds a shocking clue that could help her uncover what happened to her own mother. Desperate for answers, Christie puts her job, her family and even her very life on the line. But how much of the truth does she really want to know?
A twisty, chilling and unputdownable page-turner about family secrets, perfect for fans of Kate Morton, Louise Douglas and Harriet Evans.
What did I think?
With two intriguing and compelling dual timelines, The Shadows of Rutherford House is a gripping page turner that's impossible to put down. It's filled with dark family secrets and has an eerie, gothic setting in the grand ancestral home of the Rutherford-Percys.
The present day storyline centres around the friendship between nurse Christie and her patient Lillian. Christie is haunted by the disappearance of her mother and she is constantly looking for clues as to what happened to her. Lillian may have lived a life of privilege as a Percy heiress but she also lost her mother at a young age. Christie and Lillian have a lovely friendship but the dark cloud of Rutherford House is looming over them.
Buried in the past storyline is an absolute bucketload of secrets and tragic events. The key to unlocking the secrets of the past is in the present and the story flicks seamlessly back and forth between them as I greedily devoured every single word.
How the storylines intermingle is nothing short of genius and just when you think you have uncovered all of the secrets, there's more! I absolutely loved it and I was shocked and surprised at every twist in the tale.
Dark, twisty and gripping, The Shadows of Rutherford House is an outstanding gothic thriller that is full of secrets and suspense. Very highly recommended.
I received a digital ARC to read and review for the blog tour and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
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