THE REAPING by Bernard Taylor

When Tom Rigby is commissioned to paint a young woman’s portrait at Woolvercombe House, the offer is too lucrative to refuse. But from the moment of his arrival at the secluded country mansion strange and inexplicable events begin to transpire. Soon he is drawn into an impenetrable maze of horror, and by the time he discovers the role he is intended to play in a diabolical design, it will already be too late. For the seeds of evil have been sown, and the time to reap their wicked harvest is nigh!

‘Move over, Stephen King!’ – New York Daily News

‘Draws the reader into a web that grows gradually tighter with each turn of the page!’ – Booklist

Bernard Taylor was born in Swindon, Wiltshire, and now lives in London. He has published ten novels under his own name, including THE GODSEND (1976), which was adapted for a major film, and SWEETHEART, SWEETHEART (1977), which Charles L. Grant has hailed as one of the finest ghost stories ever written. He has also written novels under the pseudonym Jess Foley, as well as several works of nonfiction. He has won awards for his true crime writing and also for his work as a playwright.

THE REAPING by Bernard Taylor
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On behalf of
Shesto Literary
Published in the UK by
Valancourt Books
1980