Nineteen Minutes To Midnight
About the book
When sixteen-year-old Jerome Adewale moves into a centuries-old house on the edge of a quiet English village, the last thing he expects to find is an old grandfather clock that appears in the attic every night at exactly nineteen minutes to midnight. But this clock isn't just any old grandfather clock. It's a magical gateway to another time. After stepping through it, Jerome meets Arabella Wentworth, a poet from the 1800s trapped in a world of mystery and fear. Arabella is haunted – both figuratively and literally – by a terrifying entity known as The Shadow Man. With the help of his new friends, Samantha and Olly, Jerome is pulled into a dangerous mystery spanning across the centuries. Together, they uncover hidden histories, outsmart forces determined to change the past, and discover that time is far more fragile – and far more alive – than they ever imagined. But meddling with history has its consequences. And if Jerome makes one wrong move, he won’t just lose Arabella... he could destroy all of time itself. “Doctor Who meets The Haunting of Bly Manor in this epic, time-twisting sci-fi mystery!”
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About the author
Alex James Eccleston is a #1 bestselling British thriller and suspense author, best known for North Paradise, Forbidden Shores, and Hey, You. Alex loves to write emotionally charged stories that keep readers on the edge of their seats by combining elements of psychological tension, crime, and sometimes, even a bit of romance. Some of his most recent work includes Nineteen Minutes To Midnight, a teen time travel sci-fi adventure, Alex dives deep into the furthest corners of imagination, uncovering a daring and exciting new side to his storytelling, complete with high-stakes, twists and turns, emotional resonance, and a world unlike any he’s ever created. Beyond the keyboard, Alex brings a uniquely hands-on approach to publishing. As a qualified graphic designer with over ten years of experience in design, animation, and digital art, he creates and designs all of his own book covers from scratch. By day, he works as a professional software engineer, directly transferring his coding expertise to hand-crafting and formatting his own eBooks to guarantee a flawless reading experience for every reader, across every device. Alex knows how to hook you from the first line – and once he does, he doesn’t let go. His characters are messy, flawed, and real, the kind that stay with you long after the final page. His stories twist when you least expect them to, and just when you think you’ve caught your breath, he hits you right in the gut. He’s been obsessed with books for as long as he can remember. Writers like Stephen King, Harlan Coben, Dan Simmons, and James Herbert opened the door – he still remembers the way Pet Sematary and The Rats made his skin crawl. Not just scary, but deeply unsettling in the best way. Those stories didn’t just entertain him; they inspired him, lighting a fresh, creative spark. When he’s not writing, Alex is probably spending time with his family, lost in a book, or scribbling down the next idea that won’t leave him alone. His novels take you on a ride – scary one minute, emotional the next – and once you’re in, there’s no getting off.
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