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British born Michael Feraru- scion of a long line of Romanian aristocrats- leaves his country of birth and his love- to reclaim his heritage - a Draculian castle deep in the heart of Transylvania. He plans to turn his inheritance into an orphanage in the new post-Ceausescu- post-communist country. There he enlists the help of a young local lawyer- Liliana Popescu- to search for the missing Feraru millions- and battle through the complex maze of old bureaucracy in the scam-rich- newly-born state.Feraru describes his journey into the heart of the Romanian countryside- wasted by years of neglect and caught in a time-warp- as though the twentieth century had never reached it. When he eventually arrives at his inheritance- he finds the castle of the Ferarus- in a sunless valley in the Carpathian Mountains- is home to much more than memories...Aycliffe conjures a feeling of dread that deepens with each unsettling incident.TIME OUTAycliffe has a fine touch.INDEPENDENTShould ultimately be ranked among the greats.INTERZONEThere are echoes of the great ghost writer of them all- Edgar Allan Poe- in the poised and elegant bookishness of the prose.SCOTSMANSends chills down the spine. Read him and youll never forget him.YORKSHIRE GAZETTE...