Charles Lambert creëert literaire werken die meesterlijk elementen van horror en psychologisch drama verweven. Zijn verhalen duiken vaak in de donkere hoeken van de menselijke psyche, waarbij complexe relaties en verborgen verschrikkingen worden onderzocht. De unieke stijl van de auteur, die spanning combineert met diepe introspectie, trekt lezers mee in onrustige maar boeiende werelden. Zijn verhalen laten een blijvende indruk achter en zetten aan tot nadenken over de aard van angst en de menselijke geest.
"For fans of Shirley Jackson, Neil Gaiman, Roald Dahl, and Edward Gorey, a beguiling and disarming debut novel from an award-winning British author about a mysterious group of children who appear to a disfigured recluse and his country doctor--and the startling revelations their behavior evokes"--
When I was thirteen, my father killed my mother . . . How do you recover from something like that? Carol never quite does. Sent to live with her aunt, who barely tolerates her presence, Carol is grief-stricken and desperate for love. Her Uncle Joey is the only one to notice her; years later, he's also the man with whom she builds a home and a life. But when Carol helps to rescue a young refugee from the sea, that life threatens to unravel, just as surely as it did when she was thirteen. 'Charles Lambert is a seriously good writer' Beryl Bainbridge 'With exquisitely tender writing and quiet authority, Little Monsters is a powerful debut' Jill Dawson 'As memorable first lines go, this is right up there with the best of them, and the rest of Charles Lambert's debut novel doesn't fail to live up to that promising beginning . . . Beautifully written and crafted, and more compelling than many thrillers, Lambert's book puts the reader right in the head of a teenage girl; quite an achievement for a 53-year-old man' Daily Mail
Andrew Caruso has been a second-hand book dealer in Rome for thirty years when a collection of thirty-year-old photographs changes his life forever. He finds the photos when clearing up the possessions of his ex-lover, Michel; the images - possibly from police archives - are fascinating, but when Andrew and his artist friend Daniela decide to launch an exhibition, the police raid the shop the day before the opening, seizing the display with surprising violence. In his quest to find out more about the pictures, Andrew crosses paths with Alessandro, a journalist who knows more about their history than Andrew can imagine. But Alessandro offers hope, as well as information: hope, in a world where kidnap, subterfuge and even murder are the norm; a world of criminal intrigue in which no one is safe, or above suspicion Meanwhile, in a cellar, a kidnapped girl hopes desperately for rescue. 'Charles Lambert writes as if his life depends on it. He takes risks at every turn' Hannah Tinti