Darkwater
By: V.J. Banis
Edition: Large print ed.
Series: Linford mystery library
Publisher: Thorpe
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Leicester
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781444816525
Subjects: Death; Fiction
Description: Jennifer Hale, orphaned and destitute after the Civil War, arrives at Darkwater full of hope, only to be alarmed by her cold reception. More frightening are the screams of Alicia, the dying mistress of the plantation. Jennifer becomes attracted to Walter Dere, her employer, and then Alicia's death frees Walter to propose to her. However, Jennifer develops the symptoms Alicia suffered and remembers Alicia's ravings about witchcraft. Will she suffer a fate worse than death?
Notes: Adult.