Sarah Rayne's first novel was published in 1982 and for several years she juggled writing books with working in property,
pounding an elderly typewriter into the small hours in order to meet deadlines.
She is best known for her dark psychological thrillers and ghost books, and much of the inspiration for her settings comes
from the histories and atmospheres of old buildings, a fact that is strongly apparent in many of her books — Mortmain House
in A Dark Dividing, Twygrist Mill in Spiderlight, and the Tarleton Theatre in Ghost Song.
Sarah has written more than 25 books to date, and her work has met with considerable acclaim, with Tower of Silence being long-listed
for the 2005 Theakston's Award.
Her books are also published in America, as well as having been translated into German, Dutch, Russian and Turkish.
In 2011 she published the first of a series of ghost-themed books, featuring the Oxford don, Michael Flint, and the antiques dealer,
Nell West, who made their debut in Property of a Lady, and whose most recent exploit is chronicled in The Silence.
The Masquerade has appeared in several anthologies, and was chosen for the Best British Crime of 2010 collection.
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