As the police scramble to find the murderer and mysterious entries appear in Clare’s diary, Clare begins to fear that fiction has become reality.įor Clare Cassidy her diary is her safe place. Even more disturbing is what was found alongside Ella’s body a quote from an author Clare admires immensely. Ella was a beloved and admired teacher at the high school where she and Clare both taught English Literature. When Ella, Clare Cassidy’s best friend and colleague is brutally murdered, Clare is shocked and devastated. In The Stranger Diaries Griffiths takes an interlude from the much loved Ruth Galloway series and makes her mark on the sub-genre of Gothic Suspense. I have read quite a few stories of Gothic Suspense, so far Griffiths has done it best. These stories often feature an old or abandoned building with mystic elements and of course a murder. The trend has been coined Gothic Suspense. I have recently noticed a trend in crime fiction. You don’t know me."Ĭlare becomes more certain than ever: “The Stranger” has come to terrifying life. Writing that isn't hers, left on the page of an old diary: "Hallo, Clare. Unsure whom to trust, she turns to her closest confidant, her diary, the only outlet she has for her darkest suspicions and fears about the case. To make matters worse, the police suspect the killer is someone Clare knows. Holland’s most famous story, “The Stranger,” left by her body, Clare is horrified to see her life collide with the storylines of her favourite literature. But when one of Clare’s colleagues and closest friends is found dead, with a line from R. Holland, she teaches a course on it every year. A high school English teacher specializing in the Gothic writer R.
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