Emile Hamilton and the Echoes of Midnight: The Adventures of Emile Hamilton, #3

By Philip Janvier

Emile Hamilton and the Echoes of Midnight

It's Christmas Eve 1879, and Emile Hamilton has agreed to take his new friend Harriet to a funeral in rural England. Christmas in England what could go wrong? Leaving his timeship behind, Emile and Harriet are transported into an adventure that tests their sanity and their friendship. What is the secret that Sir Malcolm and Lady Mildred are hiding? Why is Charlotte so frightened?

Very soon everything goes wrong, and the bodies begin to mount up, and what is that smell?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Philip Janvier
• Release date: Aug 8, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386583363

Philip Janvier

Philip Janvier was born in Liverpool in 1957 and studied Theology at Trinity College, Bristol. He is the author of the Amazon Best Selling, 'The Fin Butler Adventures.' He is an award-winning documentary videographer, has written both Christian and secular material. He is addicted to reading, loves children’s fantasy novels and Doctor Who. He is married and lives in Liverpool where he is the Team Rector of St Stephen’s, Gateacre.

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Emile Hamilton and the

Echoes of Midnight

It’s Christmas Eve 1879, and Emile Hamilton has agreed to take his new friend Harriet to a funeral in rural England. Christmas in England what could go wrong? Leaving his timeship behind, Emile and Harriet are transported into an adventure that tests their sanity and their friendship. What is the secret that Sir Malcolm and Lady Mildred are hiding? Why is Charlotte so frightened?

Very soon everything goes wrong, and the bodies begin to mount up, and what is that smell?

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Christmas Eve 1879

Chapter 1

The carriage bounced along the highway, and Emile Hamilton sat longing to be out of the year 1879. However, his companion, Harriet, was determined to visit her friends following the death of her cousin Earl. To make matters worse, it was Christmas Eve, and the weather was appalling. Thunder rippled across the hillsides and lightning flickered and stabbed the darkness.

‘Do we really have to do this?’ asked Emile looking out of the window at the rain.

‘You don’t have to join me you know,’ Harriet replied.

‘Wouldn’t you rather be in the warmth of my time ship rather than here in this antiquated carriage in the middle of winter?’ Emile continued.

‘Yes I do know you offered to fly me to our destination,’ she said, ‘it took me a while to accept that you are a time traveller and it wasn’t until you brought me home from New England in a matter of hours that I believed you. However, I somehow think landing a time ship on the front lawn of a stately home is going to be somewhat difficult to explain, and I really do need to attend this funeral.’

Sighing deeply, Emile nodded his head and said, ‘Yes I quite understand.’

‘However,’ said Harriet, ‘you need to play the part of being my fiancé, and you need to behave a lot more reserved than you are doing now!’

‘Oh, I do say’ began Emile, ‘that I may be able to manage to play that part, my dear.’ Beginning to laugh, Emile continued, ‘and if I'm sincere, I do believe that I am looking forward to it.’

‘Liar,’ said Harriet, ‘There’s no reason why you have to come with me.’

In theory, Emile knew that Harriet was right. In fact, his friend and companion, Sally was deeply unimpressed that he had just