Today I'm linking up with Carole from Carole's Random Life of Books for Books from the Backlog. I really enjoy the chance to feature a book that's been hiding in the piles of books for far too long!
Goodreads: The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James
Blurb: 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....
Why It Needs to Come Off the Shelf: I've read two books by this author and really enjoyed them both. This sounds like a great spooky season read.
This was the first book of hers that I ever read and I loved it. But then I'm a sucker for a good ghost story. :D
ReplyDeleteI've read a couple books by this author and they are just all a bit off weird to me. I like a more conclusive ending. I hope you enjoy it.
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I have only read one of this author's books so far but I really enjoyed it and want to read more. This does sound like the perfect fall read!
ReplyDeleteI've read two books by Simone St. James too, both of which I loved. I haven't read this one yet, but I want to! I hope you enjoy it when you read it, Katherine!
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