Another new-to-me author is in the spotlight today. N.D. Thompson’s Mysteries of Ravenfield is the book I’m reviewing.
Blurb
Ten standalone mysteries. One haunting conspiracy.
Welcome to Ravenfield, a quiet Yorkshire town surrounded by endless moorland. To outsiders, it is peaceful. To those who live there, it is haunted by secrets.
Rachel Cooper, a young police officer, arrives determined to solve her father’s unsolved murder — even if it costs her career. Her only lead points to Ravenfield, but what she finds is far stranger than she imagined. Paranormal investigator Chris Silversmith has spent his life studying the town’s unexplained phenomena, and he believes those mysteries are tied to Rachel’s father’s death.
Together with Rachel’s sceptical partner, Chris’s loyal friend, and a woman who can speak to the dead, they form an unlikely alliance to uncover Ravenfield’s truth. But the deeper they dig, the more dangerous their search becomes. Watching from the shadows is The Management — a clandestine group determined to keep Ravenfield’s secrets buried forever.
Told across ten chilling episodes, each a standalone mystery yet bound together by a dark overarching conspiracy, Book One of The Ravenfield Chronicles launches a gripping saga of murder, mystery, and supernatural horror — where uncovering the truth may cost more than your life.
My Review
Weird. But in a good way. Ravenfield is no ordinary town in Yorkshire, England.
It has a supernatural element which can be in your face or subtly lurking in the background.
Written as what could be called a collection of short stories, all the mysteries tie together to the strange and dangerous goings on in Ravenfield.
The author has a great way with words, and the characters have a chemistry which makes them work well together.
Book Links
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/246968671-the-mysteries-of-ravenfield
Purchase Link: https://mybook.to/ravenfield-zbt
About the Author
N.D. Thompson is a horror and dark fiction writer from West Yorkshire, publishing under his independent imprint, Darker Realms Press. His work has drawn comparisons to Stephen King, Richard Laymon, and James Herbert—delivered with a distinctly Yorkshire voice that infuses his supernatural stories with grit, atmosphere, and authenticity
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| Website | https://darkerrealmspress.co.uk/ |
