The Nowhere Man - Ian Wilson - Bog

Following the death of her father while fishing with friends, Sarah Pennington moves back to her parents' farm in Cheshire where she spent her childhood, and which revives beautiful memories of growing up in the countryside.
After a chance meeting with artist Jonathon Ripley, Sarah feels drawn into an image she finds in the local village gallery, so much so that she almost finds herself standing on its wooden bridge leading into dense woodland, surrounded by a cloudy mist. Just able to make out a mysterious figure seemingly standing amongst the trees, she buys the painting and persuades Jonathon to help her embark on the hunt to find out more about the bewildering image.
Turning detective, they set out to discover other paintings that have also had a profound effect on their owners, some having terrifying experiences while others calming and serene. But Sarah is convinced her late father has something to do with the paintings as the mystery behind their owners begins to unravel, and her suspicions become even more unfathomable.