Bluff

Author/Guide: Francine Toon

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2013, 2023: Every shadow holds a secret….

ISBN: 978-0857527554
Genre: Fiction, Ghost/supernatural, Gothic

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What you need to know before your trail

Desperate to flee the claustrophobia of St Rule, Joanie has long been looking forward to her big escape. But on the night of her school graduation this dream slips through her hands.

Devastated, Joanie falls into the orbit of an enigmatic couple – Erin and David – who offer her a new kind of escape. Charismatic, older and intellectual, they make Joanie feel alive and important in a way she didn’t know was possible.

When Cameron arrives back in St Rule for Christmas a question burns in his mind: what ever happened to Joanie? It’s been a decade since he saw his former friend, and in truth he hadn’t given it much thought – busily building a life.

But as he starts to look for answers, it becomes clear that someone wants to keep this secret buried at all costs. How far should he go to pursue the truth?

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St Rule , Fife

“My local town, St Rule, had always made me feel like an outsider. As we passed its medieval walls, they looked austere in the frosted light. When people asked e where I was from, I’d prefer to say, fife, or even a more general Scotland, than mention its name. People tended to associated the place with a kind of pink-shirted, floppy-haired elitism, based on the student population.”

“The town is known for three centuries old obsessions: academia, golf and region. Its three long streets hide secret wynds and chambers, sites of witchcraft and sectarian persecution.”