# A Shadow on the Lens

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- Authors: [Sam Hurcom](https://www.bookquiver.com/sam-hurcom)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2019-09-05

## Description

The stifling, atmospheric, gothic crime novel with a unique protagonist and killer twist, perfect for fans of The Woman in Black, The Silent Companions, and Little Strangers **************** 1904. Thomas Bexley, one of the first forensic photographers, is called to the sleepy Welsh village of Dinas Powys. A yound girl named Betsan Tilny has been found murdered in the woodland. One night, he develops the crime scene photographs in the cellar of his lodgings. There, he finds a face dimly visible in the photographs - the shadowed spectre of Betsan Tilny. In the days that follow, Thomas senses a growing presence watching him as he tries to uncover what the villagers of Dinas Powys are so intent on keeping secret... **************** 'Gothic, claustrophobic and wonderfully dark' - GUARDIAN 'Top notch historical crime fiction, with a dash of the supernatural. A gorgeous book and a riveting tale' - DAVID YOUNG 'An intriguing debut' - THE TIMES

## Editions

### A Shadow on the Lens

- Publisher: Orion
- ISBN: 978-14-0918-987-9
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2020-01-23
- Language: en_GB

### A Shadow on the Lens

- Publisher: Orion
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-0918-988-6
- Published: 2019-09-05
- Language: en_GB

### A Shadow on the Lens

- Publisher: Orion
- Medium: audio
- ISBN: 978-14-0918-989-3
- Published: 2019-09-05
- Language: en_GB

### A Shadow on the Lens

- Publisher: Orion
- ISBN: 978-14-0918-985-5
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2019-09-05
- Language: en_GB