Fear by Night by Patricia Wentworth

Fear by Night by Patricia Wentworthpublished 1934[There has been a problem with comments, now resolved. Let me know if there are ever issues clothesinbooks@hotmail.co.uk] We recently enjoyed ourselves in Scotland, where Gladys Mitchell had sent Mrs Bradley and Laura inGladys Mitchell: My Father SleepsThere was much discussion of the country, and blogfriend (and Mitchell memory woman) Marty said this:I'm reminded of a Patricia Wentworth standalone which also included a loch said to harbor a monster--one of her thriller types with an ending that surprised me!Obviously I had to get the name of it from Marty and read it, and here it is. It is – of course – reprinted by my friends at Dean St Press and has a very useful introduction and biographical note from my friend Curtis Evans. So, surrounded by friends. And I suppose it could be considered a slight spoiler to reveal that there might be a sea-monster involved in the plot. But I think you can live with that. I will not say more about…