You know how sometimes you don't want a novel to end because it's so good, but you are, at the same time, desperate to get to the end because you're dying to find out what happens? This is one of those stories. Unexplained voices, mysterious apparitions, and the disappearance of a famed spiritualist after a séance in a gothic mansion in Minnesota create a wonderful atmosphere of psychological suspense that spans a century. Webb creates twists and turns and ghostly events enough to satisfy the most discerning horror fan.
Julia Bishop's life is in tatters. Her husband Jeremy, known as the Midwestern Bernie Madoff, is dead and Julia is broke, friendless, and facing years of legal problems despite the fact that she had no idea that her husband was bilking his clients. Adrian Sinclair shows up on her doorstep one day and invites her to work as a companion to his mother, who happens to be Julia's favorite author and has been presumed dead for 10 years. Julia can't resist the opportunity to leave her problems behind and move on to a new life, but when she arrives at the beautiful Havenwood estate in the Minnesota wilderness she feels an unexplained familiarity with the mansion and its inhabitants. She attributes the brief blackouts and the voices and apparitions that she experiences at Havenwood to her medication, but when she discovers that Adrian was in Chicago and in the curious crowd when the home she recently abandoned burns to the ground, she begins to wonder exactly what she has gotten herself into.
Webb weaves a tale full of suspense and surprises. If you are going to be home alone in a remote mansion, you may want to wait to read it. I can't think of any other reason not to check it out today. You'll love it!
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