"The Mist in the Mirror"(Susan Hill)

I can remember not being able to sleep,at the time I was having my first child.I came downstairs and had the unusual experience of reading this book in the small hours of the morning...

It is about a seasoned traveller ,Sir James Monmouth ,who arrives back in England with a view to discovering more about about his hero-the famous explorer, Conrad Vane.Vane proves to be an unhealthy character,to say the least. Monmouth is strongly warned against the endeavour, but refuses to listen.An unfortunate series of events then follow...

The book is written in the style of an old Victorian ghost story and is atmospheric and a little unnerving rather than truly terrifying!-A good yarn!