Cloister – a new novel by Will Fraser.

Please generously support Cloister using the different payment options on the button at the bottom of this page!

Be among the first to receive the limited edition hardback first edition!

‘Will Fraser wraps a nerve-wracking thriller around a profound meditation on the vocation of making music. Readers still mourning the passing of Colin Dexter and John Le Carré will have reason to rejoice.’ Cathi Unsworth

Matthew Marcan returns to Bristol, his childhood home, to attend the funeral of his mentor, Richard, the director of music at the cathedral. Matthew sees himself as Richard’s natural successor but is passed over in favour of Geraint, and reluctantly agrees to take on the role of assistant organist. Filling the atmospheric cathedral with music for its daily choral services is his obsession, but his lazy new boss proves a determined hindrance to his work. Matthew meets blues musician Chloë, and finds himself drawn into a love triangle with her former lover, a man who brings death with him from the gothic South of the USA. As work and conflict at the cathedral thwart his expectations, Matthew comes to see his life and his career as a musician very differently. Does love offer refuge? Can he and Chloë establish a relationship without falling foul of her ex, who will seemingly stop at nothing, even murder, to get Chloë, and then Matthew, to agree to his sinister ultimatum?

£18.99 – Hardback. A limited edition hardback.
£35 – Signed. A limited edition hardback, signed by Will.
£75 – Book Launch Bundle. In addition to the signed limited edition, receive a free Art of Fugue DVD boxset (this music features in the novel), get two free tickets to the book launch, which we plan to make quite a party!
£150 – Manuscript. Receive the opening lines of the novel handwritten by Will on a page of manuscript paper. Plus all the above.
£275 – Bristol. Meet Will in Bristol where he will show you around some of the locations featured in the book and he’ll take you to lunch near the cathedral. Plus a limited edition hardback, signed by Will, and two tickets to the book launch. Note: you will need to make your own travel arrangements, and the date will be coordinated with the other crowdfunders at this level.
£500 – Cover Art. A signed and numbered print of the cover design. Plus a limited edition hardback, signed by Will, and two tickets to the book launch. This pledge level is restricted to ten people only.
£500 – Book Club. Ten copies of the book plus hour-long video call with Will during your book club meeting. Will will sign and dedicate each book to the individual members.
£750 – Patron. A limited edition hardback, signed by Will, plus all of the above.
£1750 – Gold Patron. A limited edition hardback, signed by Will, plus all of the above.

Thank you for your support!

Will Fraser