'Macabre and frightening' PAULA HAWKINS
'Twisted, exhilarating and very, very creepy' LOUISE CANDLISH
'Had me hooked from the start to the unexpected and terrifying end' CARLY REAGON
1978. Mrs. Medlock is the dutiful housekeeper at Marwood Manor. One of the few remaining staff, she protects a dying aristocratic order, serving the Lord and Lady and caring for their sickly young son.
Over the past twenty years, Mrs. Medlock has become the keeper of secrets. Secrets of the family. Secrets of her own. Secrets that may be found in the manor's walled garden, out of sight but not forgotten.
When a distant relative, Mary, arrives at the property in need of a place to live and with a determination to explore, Mrs. Medlock fears the secrets of Marwood are no longer safe. And digging up the past may have deadly consequences for them all . . .
An atmospheric, contemporary Gothic horror story, Medlock is a dark and frightening reimagining of the classic novel The Secret Garden that will enrapture readers until the turn of the very last page.WHAT REAL READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT MEDLOCK
'This book brought me out of my reading slump and
restored my faith in the power of books' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'S. G. Hartnell, you have
converted me to the horror genre!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
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Utterly consuming. I couldn't put this one down' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'From its opening line "Everybody died that night" to the final pages,
Medlock is
a beautifully crafted and deeply atmospheric novel - a must-read for fans of gothic fiction' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'I was gripped by this book.
I raced through it with a growing sense of terror throughout' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Industry Reviews
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 lastIf 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
The 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 endS. G. Hartnell's update of
The Secret Garden brings
a stylish contemporary twist to a much-loved classic. A thoughtful and engaging read
This 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 . . .
A gothic reimagining of
The Secret Garden to keep you
reading well into the night and awake well beyond that -
dark, scary and unexpectedA
beautifully written tale of good and evil.
Restless, relatable and utterly absorbing. Just make sure you
read it with all the lights onA
dark, sinister, cleverly constructed tale,
disturbingly gripping and not for the faint hearted. Hartnell is a shining new talent in the Gothic horror genre
