The Inheritors of Moonlyght Tower
(2024)(The second book in the Gothic House Mystery series)
A novel by J C Briggs
An intriguing Gothic mystery set during and after the First World War! Perfect for fans of Sarah Burton, Stacey Halls, Jessie Burton and Kate Mosse.
Memories will rise to the surface, however hard you try to bury them…
England, 1916
With her mother ill and her father threatening to marry her off to a violent neighbour, Jessie Sedgwick takes up a position as a kitchen maid at Moonlyght Tower to escape her home.
But Moonlyght is far from a sanctuary. Its imposing Gothic Tower looms menacingly over the building and Jessie is surprised to find the only other staff members are a sour housekeeper and an unfriendly nurse who looks after the bedbound lady of the house.
Not long after arriving, Jessie meets a former kitchen maid, Ethel Widdop, who warns Jessie to leave as soon as possible. But before Jessie can find out more, Ethel is found dead…
And something strange is happening at Moonlyght. Jessie sees something strange in the imposing tower and she hears footsteps coming from an empty room. A room she discovers belonged to the heir to the house, Jonathan, who fell from the tower two years ago.
It’s clear there are dark secrets hiding at Moonlyght, and despite herself, Jessie finds herself drawn in.
What ails the lady of the house? Was her son’s death really an accident – or something more sinister?
And is Jessie in danger of ending up like Ethel…?
THE INHERITORS OF MOONLYGHT TOWER is a dual timeline Gothic mystery set in England between the 1930s and the First World War, exposing family secrets and the legacy of trauma from the war and its aftermath.
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Memories will rise to the surface, however hard you try to bury them…
England, 1916
With her mother ill and her father threatening to marry her off to a violent neighbour, Jessie Sedgwick takes up a position as a kitchen maid at Moonlyght Tower to escape her home.
But Moonlyght is far from a sanctuary. Its imposing Gothic Tower looms menacingly over the building and Jessie is surprised to find the only other staff members are a sour housekeeper and an unfriendly nurse who looks after the bedbound lady of the house.
Not long after arriving, Jessie meets a former kitchen maid, Ethel Widdop, who warns Jessie to leave as soon as possible. But before Jessie can find out more, Ethel is found dead…
And something strange is happening at Moonlyght. Jessie sees something strange in the imposing tower and she hears footsteps coming from an empty room. A room she discovers belonged to the heir to the house, Jonathan, who fell from the tower two years ago.
It’s clear there are dark secrets hiding at Moonlyght, and despite herself, Jessie finds herself drawn in.
What ails the lady of the house? Was her son’s death really an accident – or something more sinister?
And is Jessie in danger of ending up like Ethel…?
THE INHERITORS OF MOONLYGHT TOWER is a dual timeline Gothic mystery set in England between the 1930s and the First World War, exposing family secrets and the legacy of trauma from the war and its aftermath.
Genre: Urban Fantasy