The Harlequin Nina Allan Publication Date: 30th September Format: B paperback ISBN: 9781910124383 Category: Horror/Ghost Stories RRP: £6.99 Extent: 150 ABOUT THIS BOOK The armistice is months past but the memories won’t go away. ‘A harlequin, leaning against a tree stump and with a goblet of ale clasped in one outstretched hand. Beaumont felt chilled suddenly, in spite of the fire… Most likely it was the thing’s mouth, red-lipped and fiendishly grinning, or maybe its face, which was white, expressionless, the face of a clown in full greasepaint.’ Dennis Beaumont drove an ambulance in World War One. He returns home to London, hoping to pick up his studies at Oxford and rediscover the love he once felt for his fiancée Lucy. But nothing is as it once was. Mentally scarred by his experiences in the trenches, Beaumont finds himself wandering further into darkness. What really happened to the injured soldier he tried to save? Who is the figure that lurks in the shadows? How much do they know of Beaumont, and the secrets he keeps? SALES AND MARKETING HIGHLIGHTS • Campaign by the Award organisers utilising Ruth MARKETING AND Killick Publicity PUBLICITY Contact Rachel Kennedy ABOUT THE AUTHOR [email protected] Nina Allan lives in North Devon and is a previous or 07929 093882 winner of the British Science Fiction Award in 2014 with her novella Spin. In the same year, her second novella The Gateway was shortlisted for the Shirley Jackson Award/Prize. Her debut novel The Race was shortlisted for the Kitschies Red Tentacle, the British Science Fiction Award and the John W Campbell Memorial Award in 2015. www.facebook.com/SandstonePress AUTHOR LOCATION North Devon @SandstonePress Grantham Book Services Sandstone Press: Faber Factory Plus: Distribution: 01349 865 484 020 7927 3809 01476 541080 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.sandstonepress.com www.faberfactoryplus.co.uk.