The Stroke of Winter, Wendy Webb
The Stroke of Winter, Wendy Webb
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The Stroke of Winter
A Novel

Author: Wendy Webb

Narrator: Xe Sands

Unabridged: 8 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/01/2022

Synopsis

She’s restoring the old family home on the hill. And unearthing something evil.In the tourist town of Wharton, on the coast of Lake Superior, Tess Bell is renovating her old family home into a bed-and-breakfast during the icy dead of winter…As the house’s restoration commences, a shuttered art studio is revealed. Inside are paintings Tess’s late grandfather, beloved and celebrated artist Sebastian Bell, hid away for generations. But these appear to be the works of a twisted mind, almost unrecognizable as paintings she and others familiar with his art would expect. The sinister canvases raise disturbing questions for Tess, sparking nightmares and igniting in her an obsession to unearth the truth around their origins.What evil has been locked away for so many years? The ominous brushstrokes, scratching at the door, and moving shadows begin to pull Tess further and further into the darkness in this blood-chilling novel of suspense by the #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Keepers of Metsan Valo.

About Wendy Webb

Wendy Webb is the author of The Fate of Mercy Alban and The Tale of Halcyon Crane. Her first novel, The Tale of Halcyon Crane, was selected as an IndieNext Pick by IndieBound, the Independent Booksellers Association of America; as a Midwest Connections Pick by the Midwest Booksellers Association; and as a Great Lakes Great Reads Pick by the Great Lakes Booksellers Association. She is also a career journalist and currently the editor-in-chief of Duluth Superior Magazine. Wendy lives in Minnesota.

Reviews

Goodreads review by JaymeO on November 16, 2022

Welcome back to Wharton, where restless spirits lurk around every corner of this small coastal town! Amethyst “Tess” Bell returns to Wharton to renovate her grandparents’ home into a bed and breakfast. She must begin by opening a shuttered door in the house that has been locked for decades. Why did h......more

Goodreads review by Pat on October 08, 2022

Wonders will never cease, that is the second Amazon first reads books I have read in the month I got it. I also wrote a lovely review for it which I somehow managed to lose 😔! I can’t bring myself to one finger left hand type it all again. The salient points are: * The first few pages are lame but th......more

Goodreads review by Lynn K. on October 12, 2022

DNF @ 62%. Too wholesome. Too many full on recipes in the middle of scenes. I wanted a spooky book and I got a Lifetime romance.......more

Goodreads review by Kimberly on November 22, 2022

Very enjoyable. I am a fan of Wendy Wang and this book did not disappoint. With a story set on the shore of Lake Superior and an old house with a kitchen containing an Aga, there is not much more needed to make me content. The plot was good with just a touch of romance which is fine with me. Great sn......more

Goodreads review by Stacey on December 16, 2023

Families can try to bury secrets, but in the end, truth scratches its way out of the deepest, darkest of holes. In the tourist town of Wharton, Tess Bell is renovating her old family home into a bed-and-breakfast. As the house’s restoration commences, a shuttered art studio is revealed. Inside are pai......more

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