Medlock

Macabre and frightening, S. G. Hartnell’s shocking retelling of the children’s classic The Secret Garden will have you on the edge of your seat from the first page until the last – PAULA HAWKINSWith its haunting ambience and psychological tension, Medlock offers a chilling exploration of hidden truths and the darkness lurking within * Women’s Way *If you grew up on The Secret Garden, park your nostalgia and prepare for a seriously hair-raising revisit. Twisted, exhilarating and very, very creepy, Medlock is a triumph. I raced through it – LOUISE CANDLISHWant to scare yourself silly this Halloween? This Gothic reimagining of The Secret Garden will send shivers down your spine * Good Housekeeping *S. G. Hartnell’s update of The Secret Garden brings a stylish contemporary twist to a much-loved classic. A thoughtful and engaging read – JOHN BOYNEThe Secret Garden but not as you know it. Sinister, mysterious, twisty and pulling out all the Gothic stops, this had me hooked from the start to the unexpected and terrifying end – CARLY REAGONA deliciously dark, Gothic mystery. Kept me up beyond my bedtime! – JANE CORRYThis bold reimagining of The Secret Garden is a darkly perfect slice of contemporary gothic. It takes the bones of a classic and rebuilds them into something entirely wild and horrifying and new, tightening the screws on the reader at every turn. I can’t wait to see what S. G. Hartnell’s imagination conjures next … – ALEX HAYI LOVED this book. Once I started, I simply could not stop. Such a clever reimagining, and so beautifully written. It was tense, evocative, moody and shocking – LOUISE SWANSONA gothic reimagining of The Secret Garden to keep you reading well into the night and awake well beyond that - dark, scary and unexpected – CATHERINE COOPERA beautifully written tale of good and evil. Restless, relatable and utterly absorbing. Just make sure you read it with all the lights on – MARION TODDA spine-chilling, nerve-jangling web of secrets and illusions. S.G. Hartnell’s Medlock is a thing of beauty, draped in darkness. Breathtaking – HELEN FIELDSA dark, sinister, cleverly constructed tale, disturbingly gripping and not for the faint hearted. Hartnell is a shining new talent in the Gothic horror genre – A. A. CHAUDHURI

S.G. Hartnell is a pseudonym for Sunday Times bestselling and Polari prize-listed author, B.P. Walter. He was born and raised in Essex and after spending his childhood and teenage years reading compulsively, he worked in bookshops then went to the University of Southampton to study Film and English followed by an MA in Film & Cultural Management. He is an alumnus of the Faber Academy and formerly worked in social media coordination for the head office of Waterstones. He lives in Essex.

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