Elisabeth is a picture restorer. This gives her the solitude and independence she needs—living and working alone in her flat. Despite her skills and reliability, Elisabeth undercharges for her work—valuing the worth of the paintings rather more than she values herself. Her ambitions are modest: beauty to look upon, unintrusive friendships, and complete privacy. But when a mysterious and obviously wealthy man commissions her to restore his fabulous collection, an uncharacteristic combination of curiosity and financial need prompts her to accept his offer. Elisabeth soon realizes her error, as the past and the present combine to make privacy her nemesis. As she becomes a hostage to her patron, her lover and her friend realize they know nothing about her, or where she might be.

Writing under her true name, Frances Hegarty--author of The Playroom and several acclaimed novels written under the pen name Frances Fyfield--gives mystery lovers a stunning novel of suspense and acute psychological insight. Half Light is a chilling tale of a picture restorer who becomes a hostage to her most captivating patron.