Mortal Fire
£8.99
ISBN: 9781782641018
Publication date: May 15, 2014
Format: Paperback
Extent: 384 pages
Dimensions: 198mm(length) 130mm(width)
Imprint: Lion Fiction
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Emma, a young and self-contained professor of history, leaves Cambridge for a post in an exclusive university in the USA, intent on finding a long-overlooked 17th century journal. Bound within its pages are secrets that threaten to bring Emma into conflict with the present; but can she discover the truth – and will she believe it?
"If I could say one thing…Read this!" – Colin Dexter
"The sense of growing menace will have readers gripping the edge of their seats. A tense and accomplished debut blending romance with thriller." Fay Sampson, author of The Hunted Hare
"An impressive debut for a promising new writer. One to watch." – Taylor Holden, author of Waking Ned and The Sense of Paper
"I began Mortal Fire one winter evening, with a cup of hot chocolate near at hand. Within a few chapters the chocolate was ignored and had gone cold. C. F. Dunn’s vivid prose holds the reader’s attention right to the riveting conclusion." – Mel Starr, author of The Unquiet Bones
Meet the author: C. F. Dunn

A natural born storyteller, Claire F. Dunn is the author of the award-winning Secret Of The Journal series. Studying medieval history at university, Claire followed a vocational route founding a specialist school dedicated to the needs of children with Dyslexia, Autism and related language difficulties.
Returning to her academic roots to incorporate elements of history into her stories of romance, mystery and suspense, Claire began writing Mortal Fire – the first in The Secret Of The Journal series – in 2009, winning Gold in the ForeWord Book Of The Year Awards, 2012.
She is currently working on a historical series set during the Wars of the Roses.
Claire now writes full-time in the South-West surrounded by restless seas, ancient landscapes and wild, wide skies.
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