A refuge. A haven. A nightmare. Carole Perceval lives alone on a remote Yorkshire farm, trying to forget a painful past in the solitude of the moors. Her life is one of tranquil routine, until one rain-swept night when a dishevelled figure appears from the darkness. The man has no memory, no idea who he is. His only certainties are that he is being pursued and that he must escape at all costs. He is exhausted and desperate, and the farm is his only refuge. At first terrified, Carole finds something in this enigmatic stranger that answers a deep-seated need of her own. The man she calls Steven represents a chance to exorcise her demons, and to heal her own wounds by helping someone else to become whole again. For Steven, Carole’s unconditional trust provides a haven from the lethal, implacable forces he claims are intent on destroying him. Both of them dream of escape. Of change. Of redemption. And both are about to step into a nightmare. Praise for The Locust Farm : ‘A tense page-turner … dodging between serial-killer thriller, psychological suspense and full-on action drama’ - Val McDermid ‘Dronfield unpeels the mysterious layers with great skill and has a real gift for atmosphere. The ending will take your breath away’ - The Mirror ‘A sophisticated thriller in the tradition of Barbara Vine … The novel bears similarities to Misery by Stephen King … Reading the two works back-to-back, one can’t help but draw parallels between them, and wonder just how good Dronfield will be in 10 years’ time if he’s as good as King now’ - The Big Issue ‘A refreshingly dense psychological thriller’ - Daily Mail Jeremy Dronfield began his working life as an academic archaeologist but then turned to writing – at first fiction, then non-fiction – and now works as an author, ghostwriter, manuscript reader and publishing consultant.