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Average rating3.8
A woman of limited means and even less experience must confront a vengeful spirit in this haunting novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Broken Girls and The Sun Down Motel.
1920s England. Sarah Piper’s lonely, threadbare existence changes when her temporary agency sends her to assist an obsessed ghost hunter. Alistair Gellis—rich, handsome, and scarred by World War I—has been summoned to investigate the spirit of the nineteen-year-old maid Maddy Clare, who is said to haunt the barn where she committed suicide.
Maddy hated men in life, and she will not speak to them in death. But Sarah is unprepared to confront an angry ghost—real or imagined—on her own. She’s even less prepared for the arrival of Alistair’s associate, rough, unsettling Matthew Ryder, also a veteran of the trenches, whose scars go deeper than Sarah can reach.
Soon, Sarah is caught up in a desperate struggle. For Maddy’s ghost is no hoax—she’s real, she’s angry, and she has powers that defy all reason. Now, Sarah and Matthew must discover who Maddy was, where she came from, and what is driving her desire for vengeance—before she destroys them all….
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Decent horror story, but predictable. It was a fun way to pass the time but not a book I would openly recommend.
I fell in love with Sarah and Matthew. The author did an amazing job of writing characters that are haunted by life events. Each character dealt with their demons differently and that brought a lot of reality to the book. I particularly loved that Matthew was not perfect or even preferred by most. The resolution. was not simply am answer to the mystery. It fit in with the haunted nature of each character. The setting of 1920s England was perfect. I really enjoyed the novel.
It wasn't perfect though. It started slow and had me wondering if I would really finish it. Then Matthew showed up and it got much better. There was more romance than I expected. At first I didn't like it, but that grew on me too.i
I did listen to it on audiobook. It is quite possible that the British accent of the narrator made me a little biased.
This is a good one! Romance, Mystery, a Ghost and a Thriller! Won the Award as Best Romance Novel
(RITA Award 2013), Set a few years of WWI in England. Great characters! Get it if you can! David N.