The Wyvern Mystery

The Wyvern Mystery combines all the elements of nail-biting horror, romantic fairy tale, psychological thriller and rich period drama to create a compelling story. When young Alice Maybell is orphaned she is taken in by Squire Fairfield, a widower with two dashing sons, Charles and Harry. As Alice blossoms into a beautiful young woman she attracts the attentions of not one but two of the men she lives with. The blissful happiness that ensues, however, is short-lived as she finds herself embroiled in the dark secrets of the Fairfield family's past and the evil ambitions of its present.In a world that is nightmarish and malevolent, nothing and no one is quite what they seem. What is the dark secret in Charles Fairfield's past? Who — or what — is the malignant presence that haunts Carwell Grange?

• Author
• J. Sheridan Le Fanu

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 288

• Publisher
• The History Press

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780750906876

• Genres
• classics, gothic, horror, mystery, fiction, victorian, halloween

• Release date
• 1994