The Man in the Picture: A Ghost Story

Susan Hill

Oct 2010 · Profile Books

About this ebook

A mysterious depiction of masked revellers at the Venice carnival hangs in the college rooms of Oliver's old professor in Cambridge. On this cold winter's night, its eerie secret is revealed by the ageing don. The dark art of the Venetian scene, instead of imitating life, has the power to entrap it. To stare into the painting is to play dangerously with the unseen demons it hides, and become the victim of its macabre beauty ...

Ratings and reviews

I wish i can read this from the page1 till the last page. Great samples too!

Read it in one go, could not put it down

About the author

Susan Hill is the winner of numerous literary prizes including the Somerset Maugham award. Her literary memoir, Howards End Is On The Landing [9781846682667] and the ghost stories The Man In The Picture [9781846681349] and The Small Hand [9781846682407] are both published by Profile. The Woman in Black, which was adapted for the stage, has been running in the West End for over twenty years, and is now published by Profile in hardback [9781846685602].