Hoping to fulfill her dream of writing a gothic novel and to recover from heartbreak, Eleanor Ashcroft heads for a retreat in Scotney Castle. But as she delves into forgotten archives, fragments of a darker history begin to surface.

Pages appear in her notebook that she does not remember writing, drawing her ever deeper into the mystery of Arthur Darrell, the castle’s last master, who died in 1720. A missing body, a coffin filled with stones, and whispered tales of a drowned man are all somehow connected.

As something awakens in the age-old castle, Eleanor's dreams bleed into waking life. But is she uncovering a ghost story... or becoming a part of it?

John Broughton's THE GENTLEMAN OF SCOTNEY CASTLE is a modern gothic novella full of mystery and dread.