The Locked Door at Midnight (eBook)

An Inheritance of Art and Fear

Lauren Mendoza (Autor)

Ai (Herausgeber)

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2024 | 1. Auflage
143 Seiten
Publishdrive (Verlag)
978-0-00-067556-9 (ISBN)

Infos

1929: Within the opulent art deco walls of Seattle's Helios, artist Elara Hayes vanishes from a locked room, leaving behind only whispers of a tragic fate. Decades later, Jane Hayes seeks refuge in the same building, drawn to its sleek anonymity. But the Helios hides a dark secret, and Room 707's rhythmic creaking becomes an irresistible siren's call, pulling Jane into a chilling echo of the past.
One midnight, the impossible happens. Jane awakens *inside* the sealed room, surrounded by Elara's ghostly presence. A faded photograph reveals a woman with Jane's eyes, and a diary chronicles not only Elara's artistic brilliance but also a suffocating marriage to a powerful art critic, Timothy Stephenson, whose chilling manipulation mirrors Jane's own toxic relationship. 
The room isn't haunted; it's a psychic echo chamber amplified by a network of copper wiring, designed by the eccentric architect to enhance creativity, but instead trapping those most vulnerable to their inner demons.  Jane's own buried trauma, her father's artistic failures and descent into alcoholism, intertwines with Elara's struggle, fueling the room's hold on her.  Fragmented visions of Elara's life - stolen moments of artistic passion interwoven with terrifying confrontations with Timothy - reveal a pattern of insidious control, echoing Jane's present-day struggles.
Joseph, the Helios's reclusive archivist, haunted by his family's own tragedy within the building's walls, recognizes the chilling parallel and becomes a crucial ally.  Catherine, a perceptive neighbor escaping an abusive marriage, offers a chillingly familiar context to Elara's plight, strengthening Jane's resolve to break free.
As the room's influence intensifies, pushing Jane towards the brink, cryptic clues emerge not in coded messages, but in Elara's art itself.  Her self-portraits, initially dismissed as studies in light and shadow, reveal a hidden language of distress, a visual cry for help. One painting hints at a concealed space within 707 - Elara's secret studio, where she documented Timothy's dark reign over Seattle's art scene.
With Chad's controlling behavior escalating, mirroring Timothy's insidious tactics, Jane, Joseph, and Catherine embark on a perilous investigation, unearthing the Helios's hidden history and Timothy's web of lies.  The key to escape lies not in a physical lock, but in unlocking the suppressed memories of Jane's own past.
In a heart-pounding climax, Jane confronts not only the echoes of the past but also the toxic reality of her present.  Armed with a newfound understanding and Elara's hidden evidence, she exposes a decades-old conspiracy and reclaims her own artistic passion.  The locked door, finally opened, symbolizes not just escape but transformation, a testament to the enduring power of art to heal and the strength to rewrite one's own story.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.11.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• ISBN-10: 0-00-067556-3 / 0000675563
• ISBN-13: 978-0-00-067556-9 / 9780000675569