After Me Comes the Flood

The debut novel by the bestselling author of THE ESSEX SERPENTOne hot summer''s day, John Cole decides to leave his life behind. He shuts up the bookshop no one ever comes to and drives out of London. When his car breaks down and he becomes lost on an isolated road, he goes looking for help, and stumbles into the grounds of a grand but dilapidated house. Its residents welcome him with open arms - ...