Ariadne Pritchett's "Mill Reef Hall"

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This author may not have written much since I have never run across her name before now. And that is quite a shame. "Mill Reef Hall" gets an "A" from me. It's an historical Gothic told in a very straightforward manner. Well-paced with lots of atmosphere that is not contrived. Unlike most Gothics I have read, this one ends without explaining a lot of loose ends. Some small mysteries are left up in the air but there are enough clues to let the reader guess what may have been. It leaves you wondering what becomes of our hero and heroine.