Sign-In
Cart
The Servant: A Gothic Psychological Suspense Novel of Family Betrayal
Paperback
Please select the version of book you would like to purchase.
ISBN13: 9798269826585
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Oct 30 2025
Pages: 172
Weight: 0.52
Height: 0.37 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Oct 30 2025
Pages: 172
Weight: 0.52
Height: 0.37 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In the tradition of Rebecca and modern psychological thrillers comes a stunning Gothic family drama set at the ominous Langston estate, where dark family secrets and forbidden romance collide with shocking consequences. Beneath the grandeur of the Langston estate lies a web of secrets, betrayals, and forbidden desires.
For over three decades, Isaac has served the Langston family with quiet devotion. To the world, he is just a servant. To Helena Langston-the master's wife-he is something more: a confidant, a protector, and perhaps the only person she truly trusts. Their closeness fuels whispers of impropriety, but it is loyalty, not love, that binds Isaac to her. At least, at first. When Isaac's handsome son, Daniel, begins visiting the estate, his friendship with Clara, the Langstons' sheltered daughter blossoms into something far more dangerous. Their secret romance threatens to unravel the fragile balance of the household. And when Helena catches them in a moment of intimacy, she reacts not with outrage alone but with an unsettling fascination that will set the entire family on a path toward destruction. As passions ignite and resentments fester, the Langston household becomes a theater of shifting loyalties. Michael Langston, the master of the house, is consumed by his own vices-squandering the family fortune, flaunting affairs, and suspecting everyone of betrayal. Helena, weary of his infidelities, begins to plot an unthinkable. And Isaac, caught between duty and desire, becomes both her accomplice and her victim. As lies compound and revenge sharpens, the line between love and obsession blurs. And when Helena sets her final, ruthless plan into motion, the family she sought to control may be the one that destroys her. Dark, atmospheric, and filled with shocking twists, The Servant is a mystery that pulls readers deep into the shadows of a family where nothing is sacred-not loyalty, not marriage, not even blood. Perfect for fans of psychological suspense and gothic family dramas, Angus Peterson's gripping novel will leave you questioning how far loyalty can stretch before it breaks-and how much one person is willing to sacrifice to survive.
Also from
Peterson, Angus
Also in
Mystery & Thriller
The Underworld U.S.A. Trilogy, Volume I: American Tabloid, the Cold Six Thousand; Introduction by Thomas Mallon
Ellroy, James
Hardcover
$33.25
Coffin Road: An Utterly Gripping Crime Thriller from the Author of the China Thrillers
May, Peter
Paperback
From $9.99
Sabine's Notebook: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Continues
Bantock, Nick
Hardcover
$10.99
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Movie Tie-In Edition): Book 1 of the Millennium Trilogy
Larsson, Stieg
Paperback
$9.99
The Golden Mean: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Concludes
Bantock, Nick
Hardcover
$9.99
Big Little Truths: Reese's Book Club: A Novel: The Sequel to Big Little Lies
Moriarty, Liane
Hardcover
$30.60
The Pirate Queen: A Novel from the New York Times Bestselling Author of the Frozen River
Lawhon, Ariel
Hardcover
$28.80
The Altar of Pergamon: The Mystery of the Dark Angel and the Future of the World
Cahn, Jonathan
Hardcover
$28.49