The Watcher in the Shadows
Book description
From the internationally bestselling author of The Shadow of the Wind comes a chilling mystery about one magical summer that turns into a nightmare . . .
When fourteen-year-old Irene Sauvelle moves with her family to Cape House on the coast of Normandy, she's immediately taken by the beauty of…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Watcher in the Shadows as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I instantly fell in love with this enchanting book.
Carlos Ruiz Zafón is a writer I have long admired, but this was the first time I had read any of his books aimed at younger readers. As with all of his adult books, I knew that I had embarked upon a very special journey before finishing the first page.
I found the plot so intriguing and delightfully impossible to second-guess. It took all of my willpower to keep my urge to read the story through the night in check in order to fully savour it.
I am far from a…
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