"In This City Where It Rains is a novella brimming with unsettling imagery, set in a city where it's always raining and ghosts haunt the shadows. There's a family curse, a haunted house and moths that just might give you nightmares - what more could you want? It's always a pleasure losing myself in the strange, sinister workings of Croal's mind." - Angie Spoto, author of The Grief Nurse and The Bone Diver
"A beautifully haunting tale about grief and letting go. In this City, Where it Rains is a distinctive and evocative gothic novella, rich in atmosphere and place - I loved it." Laura Elliott, author of Awakened
"A gothic mansion full of occult secrets and old cruelties, a city where the rain always falls and people never leave. Lyndsey Croal's novella is a haunting, claustrophobic story, a slow unravelling of truths as Maggie Fall, a bartender who can see ghosts in the rain, runs into a man who has the same abilities that she does, and is invited into ruined Tair House to discover the truth about who she is and what happened to her family. Only, Tair House remembers Maggie, and it's hungry for the freedom Maggie unknowingly brings with her. Reading this story is like walking through Edinburgh alone in the night rain, with secret histories underfoot, and spectres in the doorways. Highly recommended for fans of classic, creeping gothic fiction, who love atmospheric, evocative stories with a healthy dose of arcane horror." CL Hellisen, author of The Shape of Monsters
"A wonderful, weird, reality slip of a book. Croal leads us into an uncanny place where everything sends a shiver down the spine and even the most familiar of places feels strange. A wholly unique story and one that lingers long after the last page is turned." Sam K. Horton, author of Gorse and Ragwort.
"Buried secrets seep through a surreal alternate Edinburgh in this twisty and ultimately hopeful haunted-house tale, imbued with themes of memory, grief, and a heartfelt search for belonging. Lyndsey Croal's writing drips with atmosphere, evoking the disquieting feeling of a half-remembered dream." — Ren Hutchings, author of Under Fortunate Stars and The Legend Liminal
"Gormemghast vibes in modern day Edinburgh. In This City, Where it Rains had me breathless from the first sentence. Evocative, mesmerising, and mysterious, this is a novella that will live rent free in my brain for a long time. The mystery elements are handled perfectly to feed just enough information to set your brain spinning. If you enjoy Gothic settings with supernatural mysteries and a main character with a hidden past, you have to pick up this book.— Alethea Lyons, author of Seer of York books.
"An atmospheric ghost story so vivid you can feel the icy droplets dribbling down your collar, In This City Where It Rains showcases Croal's well-known talent for weaving ancestral mystery and landscapes together into something deeper, darker, and far more riveting. Edinburgh's ever-present drizzle becomes a character in its own right, blurring the boundary between the living and the spectral; you'll never look at rain quite the same way again." Lindz Mcleod, author of The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet
"This is a tale of one city but a story of two halves: a haunting, chillingly beautiful ghost story with an addictive mystery descends into a terrifying gothic nightmare with imagery I won’t soon forget. Another unmissable gem in the Croal Collection." Ed Crocker, author of Lightfall
“In This City, Where It Rains maintains a beautiful and curiously dream-like quality throughout the horror. Lyndsey Croal captures the reader from the offset with this haunting and original ghost story, building up to a spectacular finale. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.” -Joanna Corrance, author of The Gingerbread Men, John’s Eyes and The Hamlet
"I found this a wonderfully told story that captures the reader very quickly and we work hard to seed the clues that the reader needs to put the mystery together and still leaves us having to read the final pages to understand it all. The language and atmosphere really make this a perfect tale to read on a chilly dark evening and wonder exactly did that shadow in the corner of your eye just move? Strongly recommended!" Runalong The Shelves
"I really enjoyed In This City, Where it Rains. Both naturalistic and creepy, it's a story that (I write, as the rain pours down outside) powerfully inhabits its own metaphor, pointing both to a state of stasis and, perhaps, to awakening and renewal. Strongly recommended." Blue Book Balloon
