Neary-Williams is the co-writing team of Andrew Neary and Ceri Williams, based in the Midlands of the UK.This is the first time we are co-writing and we are really excited about how dynamic our partnership is .It was evident from our initial meetings and the snowballing of ideas that evolved, that we absolutely had to write
this novel.
The Clockmakeroriginated as a character in the much larger prequel novel – Optics. When we put some extracts on our website we received acclaim and requests to develop the minor characters further. That was when The Clockmakerwas born.
As the first in an upcoming series of supernatural books, the Clockmakeris the story of Annette and her young son Duncan. Widowed in World War 2, they face a completely different life as they exchange the devastation of post-blitz London for the slow pace of a small village in Scotland.
The house they have inherited is old, its bones still settling, creaking noises in the dead of night and the murmur of scritch-scritch in the walls. Located outside the village of Lochnagar, it’s been empty for many years.
It is here in this village that a series of strange events begins to unfold.
How the Clockmaker makes his plans, his meticulous preparations and macabre creations, builds up to a series of gruesome, horrific murders. These have just one end in view: his release from that which has held him captive for centuries.
When planning the writing of this novel, we wanted the setting to be somewhere special. We visit Scotland a lot and chose the Balmoral area for it's beautiful geography that would lend itself to the dramatic scenes we had planned. We see Scotland as a land steeped with myth and mystery that dates back to the time of the Romans and beyond. We loved the feel of ancient power resting in the Dolmans, waiting to be released.
The third member of our team is a visual artist based in the Netherlands. Priscila Rodriguez Aranda worked closely with us to create a cover that reflected both the content and the genres of the book.
We are currently running a series of book launches across the country, and interviews with press media. We have received 5 star reviews on several sites including Netgalley:
The third member of this exciting writing team is cover artist, Priscilla, who does amazing cover art.
First, take a look at that gorgeous cover art! Rarely are we treated to such beautiful cover art. Of course, that is just the beginning. The real treat is inside the cover where there awaits an amazing cross-genre tale that will have you hooked from beginning to end.
The Clockmaker is the story of Annette and her son, Duncan, who are moving to an ancestral home in the highlands of Scotland. It is a tale set during the post-war era and has all of the atmospheric prose of that time period. The house is old, full of creaks and sounds that lend to the overall aura of the book. Of course the house comes with secrets, a some-what supernatural element and an old man that is full of surprises. As murders begin to happen, Annette starts to wonder how this man is tied in with the murders and the other strange events that the small family is experiencing.
This tale is fabulously written. There are times that it could have veered off into the "campy" side of horror or supernatural but it never once did that. Instead, it is captivating and will have you mesmerized until the very last page - and then you will want more because this is the first book in a trilogy! While this story ends well, there obviously are questions that will be answered in subsequent books - and I cannot wait for those books to be written and printed!! The Clockmaker offers something for everyone's tastes: history, horror, supernatural, thrills and suspense. I highly recommend it for all.”
©Mackey Stanley
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