The Gilded Ones

by Brooke Fieldhouse

One hot day in 1984, intuitive designer Pulse attends two job interviews. The first is with a busy mainstream company. The second is with an apparently deserted practice located in an old London house owned by Patrick Lloyd-Lewis whose wife, Freia has recently died in unexplained circumstances.

Realising that he had dreamt of Freia’s death the previous night and feeling compelled to solve the riddle of Freia’s death, Pulse accepts Patrick’s offer of a job. Delving into Patrick’s personal life, Pulse discovers that he is under suspicion from those closest to him. When a link emerges between Patrick, Freia and a gangster he had previously encountered in the North, will Patrick be proven responsible? And will Pulse find the killer before he strikes again?

Inspired by the work of Angela Carter and Anthony Burgess, The Gilded Ones is a gritty psychological crime drama with twists and turns that will have readers hooked. Driven by it’s characters, the novel is simultaneously humorous, unsettling and disturbingly gothic.

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I found this book to be an intriguing read. The plot was well established and keeps the reader entertained. Well worth a read for fans of the genre.

by Sue Blanchard

Now, the mystery and suspense in this book is enough to make you sit at the edge of your seat. One thing is certain, I'm a coward and not even my intuition would push me towards taking up a job to investigate my hunch on a murder, but this one right here, is just an awesome read. I bet it'd make a great movie or a short indie film.

by Dora

About the Author

Brooke Fieldhouse

Brooke lives in York UK and has been writing short fiction since 2013. Brooke's work won the Writing Magazine (Warner Publishing) Love story prize, and the Scribble Magazine (Park Publications) Why do I Write? prize. Brooke has been published in the Friargate Anthology (2015) The Best of Fiction on the Web anthology (2018) read work at the York Literature Festival (2016) and taken part in the Write-a-Wish community project with care home residents and carers 2014. Brooke likes to read and comment on the work of others, to experiment and to keep on developing.

The Gilded Ones is Brooke's debut novel.