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The Stroke of Winter

A Novel

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The Stroke of Winter

By: Wendy Webb
Narrated by: Xe Sands
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She’s restoring the old family home on the hill. And unearthing something evil.

In the tourist town of Wharton, on the coast of Lake Superior, Tess Bell is renovating her old family home into a bed-and-breakfast during the icy dead of winter…

As the house’s restoration commences, a shuttered art studio is revealed. Inside are paintings Tess’s late grandfather, beloved and celebrated artist Sebastian Bell, hid away for generations. But these appear to be the works of a twisted mind, almost unrecognizable as paintings she and others familiar with his art would expect. The sinister canvases raise disturbing questions for Tess, sparking nightmares and igniting in her an obsession to unearth the truth around their origins.

What evil has been locked away for so many years? The ominous brushstrokes, scratching at the door, and moving shadows begin to pull Tess further and further into the darkness in this blood-chilling novel of suspense by the #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Keepers of Metsan Valo.

©2022 Wendy Webb (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Gothic Horror Scary New Horror
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I enjoyed this book. It was light entertainment on a long drive. The story was a little long-winded in places (the main characters spent a lot of time consuming drinks), but overall it was easy to listen to and follow. The narrator did a great job too.

An interesting plot

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