A Shadow on the Wall - Jonathan Aycliffe

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Me & My Shadow (on the wall...)
A review by Borg on A Shadow on the Wall - Jonathan Aycliffe
February 18th, 2008


Author's product rating:   A Shadow on the Wall - Jonathan Aycliffe - rated by Borg

Would you listen to it again? Yes 
Story Good 
Characters Good 
Listenability Pretty compelling but not addictive 
How does it compare to audio works by the same author? Quite good 

Advantages: Great ghostly reading
Disadvantages: Not many

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

Full review
Being an expert in the field of all things mysterious, albeit an enigma in many ways to the reader, Professor Asquith is called upon by Edward Atherton, who is worried about his brother, the rector of Thornham St Stephen. Having tried to restore parts of his old church, the rector has disturbed the tomb of Abbot of Thornham, and has unleashed something into this world. Edward begs Asquith to take a trip with him to Thornham and help in any way he can, and save his brother as he fears for his safety.


Upon arrival at the church, they find that the rector is dead, and that there is something not right about the church. Things are hidden in the shadows… Things that are malevolent and want to do harm… And Asquith soon realises that not only is Edward in danger, but so is he and his new wife. Written in 2000 and set in the nineteenth century, this is a good gothic horror. The unseen forces which are at work, mingled with the ghostly shadowy figures.


The author gives very little away and it is a joy to see the story unravel. I have read most of his other books and had been after this one for a while. Now out of print, I ended up buying it on Ebay for eight pounds (second hand). I actually found this a hard to read book, though, and it took me longer than I should have to finish it. Other factors (courses I have been taking etc) might be at work here, but it was an anti climax after searching for the book for so long.


His books are generally short blasts of ghostly horror and this is no exception (217 pages), but I find it a shame that these books are not as widely available as they once were. He recently had 'A Garden Lost in Time' published in hardback and I thought there would be more on offer, but since that 2004 book there has not be a sniff. I think a major publisher should take on his entire back catalogue…


After finding 'Naomi's Room' in a second hand book shop about fifteen years ago (around 1993, anyway). I was hooked on the books by Jonathan Aycliffe. They were a refreshing change to what other works were on offer….


Jonathan Aycliffe creates suspenseful, slowly twisting and turning works of fiction that really do produce a sense of impending doom. Real name Denis McEoin, Aycliffe also writes thrillers under the more popular name of Daniel Easterman.

More information can be found at :

http://www.geocities.com/paulmcavoy/jonathanaycliffemenu.html

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