Lantern, The Deluxe : Harper Paperbacks : 9780062192974 : 0062192973 : 28 Feb 2012 : Set in the lush countryside of Provence, Deborah Lawrenson's The Lanternis an atmospheric modern gothic tale of love, suspicion, and murder, in the tradition of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca.Drawn to a wealthy older man, Eve embarks on a whirlwind romance that soon offers a new life and a new home?Les Genévriers, a charming hamlet amid the fragrant lavender fields of Provence. But Eve finds it impossible to ignore the mysteries that haunt both her lover and the run-down old house. The more reluctant Dom is to tell her about his past, the more she is drawn to it?and to the mysterious disappearance of his beautiful ex-wife. An evocative tale of romantic and psychological suspense,The Lantern masterfully melds past and present, secrets and lies, appearances and disappearances?along with our age-old fear of the dark.