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Richard Easter

Autore di The General Theory of Haunting

5+ opere 22 membri 7 recensioni

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Marryman Hall which was built by Lord Francis Marryman in 1809 in memory of his wife, Patience is haunted.

K&K Publishing Company (Greg and Lucy Knights-owners) want to have a celebration and the only place that seems suitable is Marryman Hall. Not everyone from the publishing company is able to make it to the hall as a winter storm rages outside. Only six people from the company show up, so they decide to go ahead with their plans and decide to stay there. All of them eventually get snowed in and they are now stuck in the Hall with no where to go.

There is a caretaker (Mr. Boulder) that has worked for the Marryman family for years and he helps the publishing company get settled for their stay. As everyone starts to unwind from their trip to the hall and as they all get settled in their rooms, the house wakes up with the activity. The Knights along with their employees have second thoughts about staying at Marryman Hall as they endure slamming doors, whispers, footsteps, and cold drafts that start rolling through the house.

This was a good ghost story and it would even be perfect to curl up with it on a cold, winter day. There was one slight flaw that was irritating and that was every other chapter or so, the story would go back in time to Lord Marryman and then would come back to the present. It flip-flopped like that through the first part of the book, but after the halfway point the book stayed more in the present. Giving it four stars.

My thanks to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for letting me read this book.
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BookNookRetreat7 | 4 altre recensioni | Jul 25, 2022 |
Richard Easter uses eight songs to prompt short stories, an intriguing idea that could work well. It seemed to help if you know the lyrics to the songs, so in Space Oddity there were many familiar lines, I don't know all the lyrics to Sympathy for the Devil and probably missed many of the cues to the song. For me, some of the short stories were quite long and complex and they were stuffed with so much detail, some of which could be edited out to produce a tighter tale that would have been more enjoyable.… (altro)
 
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CarolKub | 1 altra recensione | Oct 14, 2020 |
NOTE: I received a copy of this book from NetGalley. This review is my honest opinion of the book.

The General Theory of Haunting is a nicely-written, paranormal mystery thriller that moves slowly at first, picks up pace, has great character development, several surprises, and an absolutely fascinating theory on... well, hauntings. Marryman Hall also manages to develope a personality of its own. This isn't a horror novel, despite the hauntings. But part of the novel make a beautiful love story. Watching the time-spanning mystery of Marryman Hall unfold was just as exciting as the more usual action packed murder solving mysteries. A lovely book. I'm looking forward to more work from this author.… (altro)
 
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ElentarriLT | 4 altre recensioni | Mar 24, 2020 |
This is one of those books that as you read it, you think to yourself, this would make a really solid movie. Truly hair raising in some places, and heart wrenching in others, once the secret is finally revealed, you understand how delicately and precisely this book was put together.

I thought there was good pacing with the back and forth between past and present but it was a bit slow to develop. Ultimately I really enjoyed navigating the ties between everything. A bit more science than I’d typically like but it all fits together in the end. I thought Anne’s storyline in particular was very compelling and well written. You have to be patient for the first third as the characters get mapped out but it was worth the wait.

Thanks as always to NetGalley, the publishers and the author for the opportunity to read and review.
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jesmlet | 4 altre recensioni | Apr 23, 2019 |

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