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The Watchers

The Watchers

by NeilSpring (Author), Neil Spring (Author)

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Synopsis

A chilling tale based on true events from the bestselling author of The Ghost Hunters - now a major ITV drama starring Rafe Spall At the height of the Cold War, officials at the Ministry of Defence conducted a highly secret investigation into unusual events that occurred along a strip of rugged coastline within the Pembrokeshire National Park nicknamed 'The Broad Haven Triangle'. The events made national headlines: lights and objects hovering in the sky, ghostly figures peering into farmhouse windows, cowering animals, and poltergeists plaguing a terrified family of witnesses.Thirty years later, official files pertaining to these occurrences were finally released for public scrutiny at the National Archives. The disclosure prompted a new witness to come forward to speak of what he knew. His testimony rocked the very foundations of the British Government. This is his story.

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Format: paperback
 Publisher: Quercus
Published:
ISBN 10: 1784290637
ISBN 13: 9781784290634

Media Reviews
A unique story based on true events, with a stunning conclusion and an unpredictable plot, this is for those who like their Halloween stories to be a little more otherworldly. Fans of Netflix series Stranger Things will especially enjoy it * Enfield Independent *
Spring's fast-paced but often deliciously creepy novel has an orphaned hero, a spooky, isolated farmhouse and things that go bump in the night . . . highly readable * Herald *
The Watchers cements [Neil Spring's] place in the ranks of writers you should be paying attention to * Ginger Nuts of Horror *
A triumph of creativity . . . Pick it up as soon as you can and see if you can unravel the mystery of the Broad Haven Triangle - the conclusion will shock and amaze you * Vada Magazine *
Another glorious read from Neil Spring. Truly original, captivating and mysterious * Starburst Magazine *
An explosive new novel * Express *
Set amidst inexplicable goings-on along the Pembrokeshire coastline and Cold War coverups from the Ministry of Defence, The Watchers is a gripping paranormal mystery that intertwines the imaginative and the suspenseful with true historical events * Foyles Bookshop *
There's something irresistible about the way each layer of the mystery is peeled back, and Neil Spring has a wicked turn of phrase. His description of the Watchers is the kind of thing you remember in the middle of the night * SFX *
Watch the Skies in Spring's spooky story of 1970s paranoia, UFOs and the haunting of an entire village * Observer *
Welsh author Spring's follow-up to his acclaimed The Ghost Hunters sees the residents of a remote coastal village spooked by unusual goings on during the Cold War era. Intertwining real historical events with action conjured from his own bottomless imagination, The Watchers is a mysterious and unsettling read * Mashable *
Author Bio
Neil Spring was born in south Wales in 1981. He started writing at the age of twenty-eight. Between 1999 and 2002 he studied philosophy, politics and economics at Somerville College, Oxford. In 2013 he published The Ghost Hunters, a paranormal thriller based on the life of Harry Price. The Ghost Hunters received outstanding reviews and has been adapted into a major television drama under the title Harry Price: Ghost Hunter for ITV. Neil is Welsh and lives in London. The Watchers is his second novel. You can contact him on Twitter @NeilSpring or visit him at www.neilspring.com.