The companion novel to the hugely popular THE THORNTHWAITE INHERITANCE

After a lifetime of plotting each other''s demise, orphan twins Lorelli and Ovid Thornthwaite have reached an uneasy truce. No longer trying to kill each other, they are living a quieter life in the remains of the burnt-out Thornthwaite Manor. It''s not long, though, before some peculiar ''near accidents'' begin to take place and the twins begin to wonder - is someone else trying to bump them off?

Could it be the oddball builder Dragos, or Beaufort Nouveau, the twins'' triple Michelin-starred chef? What would old Tom the gardener have to gain from the deaths of Lorelli and Ovid? Or stinking rich Uncle Harry, who claims to be the twins'' long-lost uncle on their mother''s side? As the number of near fatal ''accidents'' ramp up, it becomes clear that there are some dreadful forces at work - but just who is behind the Thornthwaite betrayal?

The companion novel to the hugely popular THE THORNTHWAITE INHERITANCE

After a lifetime of plotting each other''s demise, orphan twins Lorelli and Ovid Thornthwaite have reached an uneasy truce. No longer trying to kill each other, they are living a quieter life in the remains of the burnt-out Thornthwaite Manor. It''s not long, though, before some peculiar ''near accidents'' begin to take place and the twins begin to wonder - is someone else trying to bump them off?

Could it be the oddball builder Dragos, or Beaufort Nouveau, the twins'' triple Michelin-starred chef? What would old Tom the gardener have to gain from the deaths of Lorelli and Ovid? Or stinking rich Uncle Harry, who claims to be the twins'' long-lost uncle on their mother''s side? As the number of near fatal ''accidents'' ramp up, it becomes clear that there are some dreadful forces at work - but just who is behind the Thornthwaite betrayal?