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The death of Sharron Rose wasn’t the only major event to occur in Castlehead back in 2009… Not long after WWII, the St. Jude’s Medical Institute was built with the goal to help all people. It closed at the turn of the millennium. Now, it’s time for a change. And not just for the town either… Mrs. Elena Sullivan can’t complain about the life she’s had; she studied at Oxbridge with her then soon-to-be husband Emmett, she was raised by a wealthy and loving family, and she works at the prestigious Desmond School for Creative Arts in Valeland. But after a horrific accident that leaves Elena a widow, she begins to think about her future and what to do with her life now that she has nothing… Quickly realising that she won’t be happy in her hometown, Elena moves to Castlehead to begin a new chapter. Soon after arriving, she stumbles across St. Jude’s - an old medical institute that’s being refurbished into a luxury hotel. She becomes immersed in the institute’s history - as well as the town’s - and she begins to find out that dark secrets lie beneath Castlehead’s surface… Secrets that some residents in particular don’t want to be dug up. Because in time, secrets are always revealed. As the saying goes, what happens in the dark always comes out in the light…

Based on his GCSE submission, Isolation - the Story of Isabella Rose-Eccleby, is Joshua Meeking’s first published book. It follows young Isabella on her journey to find happiness again as she still, after ten long years, is severely mourning the loss of her mother, Sharron Rose. Her relationship with her father, Anthony Eccleby, is an uneasy one; to the point that she will call him by his first name, rather than Dad… On a visit to her mother’s grave, Isabella meets Tony Lesterson; a charismatic and seemingly charming man who she immediately falls for. Seeing him as her guardian towards the light; Isabella hopes to find true happiness but finds is that not everything is all that it appears and that you don’t have to be alone to feel isolated. She has to make an important decision… can she find true happiness again?

In the spring of 2019, we witnessed the tragic suicide of Isabella. Now, mere months after the events of Isolation - the Story of Isabella Rose-Eccleby, tragedy strikes the town of Castlehead once again, this time with the disappearance of beloved Thomas Hill High student Aaron Smith. While grieving his disappearance, it is speculated that there may be more to it when the workplace of Aaron's dad is found unexpectedly ablaze. Aaron's friends Eli, Kelsey, Jason, Brandon, Anna, and the mysterious Z, new kid Josh, and the Castlehead Criminal Investigation Department must work together in the hope of solving this growing mystery... while also trying to cope with the stress that comes with life.