Kate Mosse

As a long-standing fan of Kate Mosse's novels, I was delighted to spy The Winter Ghosts in a bookshop. If you're at all familiar with Mosse's previous work - Labyrinth and Sepulchre, you'll recognise the setting and themes almost instantly.

The Winter Ghosts follows Frederick Watson, a young man burdened by grief at the death of his brother during the Great War. After a breakdown, he takes some time to explore the Languedoc region of France. But while travelling, he crashes his car and is forced to stay the night in a remote village.

For those of you who've read Kate Mosse's preceding novel, Labyrinth, Sepulchre follows the same narrative style and relies upon a fairly similar storytelling technique: events from the past are inextricably bound to events in the present day and our present day heroine becomes enthralled with her historical link and is compelled to try to right the wrongs of the bygone era.