The Stranger Diaries

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Call Number: Adult Book / Fiction / Mystery / General / Griffiths, Elly, Mystery / Griffiths, Elly
On Shelf At: Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

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First published in Great Britain in 2018 by Quercus.
"From the author of the beloved Ruth Galloway series, a modern gothic mystery for fans of Magpie Murders and The Lake House"-- Provided by publisher.
Clare Cassidy is no stranger to murder. A high school English teacher specializing in the Gothic writer R. M. Holland, she teaches a course on it every year. But when one of Clare's colleagues and closest friends is found dead, with a line from R. M. Holland's most famous story, "The Stranger," left by her body, Clare is horrified to see her life collide with the storylines of her favorite literature. To make matters worse, the police suspect the killer is someone Clare knows. Unsure whom to trust, she turns to her closest confidant, her diary, the only outlet she has for her darkest suspicions and fears about the case. Then one day she notices something odd. Writing that isn't hers, left on the page of an old diary : Hallo Clare. You don't know me. Clare becomes more certain than ever: "The Stranger" has come to terrifying life. -- (adapted from book jacket)

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Start of a new series submitted by keebs23 on June 20, 2022, 12:33pm An enjoyable mystery. Hoping this series turns out as readable as the author's Ruth Galloway series.

Promising New series submitted by mowjac on July 28, 2022, 8:49pm Fun, gothic, clever, and a little creepy. I actually don't like Elly Griffith's Ruth Galloway series because I don't enjoy amateurs solving mysteries, but thankfully, her other series are great. Well written, with interesting and compelling characters and a new detective--Habinder Kaur--to follow on her adventures.

Gothic mystery submitted by vickik on August 12, 2022, 10:44am The Stranger Diaries is a contemporary gothic novel of suspense set at a high school in rural England. Clare Cassidy is an English teacher researching a Victorian novelist who used to live in one of the school buildings. There is a legend that he murdered his wife and that her ghost haunts the school. When two members of the English department are murdered and their bodies found with a line from a story by the Victorian novelist, and Clare finds that a stranger has written in her diary, she realizes the murderer must be someone she knows. Will she be the next victim? Or is the murderer trying to protect her by killing off her enemies? The book introduces the detective Harbinder Kaur, a Sikh and closeted gay woman, who promises to be a fascinating character. The novel is interspersed with chapters of a Victorian-style gothic story.