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  • Grave Mistake by Nikki Landis

    Grave Mistake by Nikki Landis

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sometimes vengeance isn't enough.There are times when a man is forced to choose the wrong side of the law.When everything is stripped away and ruthless, cold revenge is all that remains.They call me Wraith for a reason.When people need to disappear, I'm the one that's called in.I move through the shadows and strike without mercy...
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    suspense  ghosts  romance  paranormal  contemporary  dark  biker  crime
  • And With Madness Comes the Light by Karina Halle

    And With Madness Comes the Light by Karina Halle

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The Man. The Mystery. The Madness.Dex Foray has never been anyone’s fool – until he missed his chance for happiness with Perry Palomino. Broken and alone, Dex has no choice but to rise from the ashes Perry left behind and find his own path to redemption. But nothing in Dex’s life has ever come easily, especially when there’s a dark madness waiting in the wings...
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    demons  ghosts  suspense  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  dark  drama
  • House of Whispers by J.L. Bryan

    House of Whispers by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The luxurious Lathrop Grand Hotel is a Savannah institution that has entertained guests for more than a century and a half, offering some of the finest accommodations in the city. Famously haunted, the hotel draws tourists from around the world eager to encounter its numerous ghosts...
  • The Keeper by J.L. Bryan

    The Keeper by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The South Channel lighthouse is a crumbling antique at the mouth of the Savannah River, abandoned and forgotten for generations. Local stories still tell of a mysterious woman in white who often stood at the old lighthouse, watching the sailors come into port...even long after she died...
  • Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood by Ann Charles

    Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood by Ann Charles

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood … the mystery and mayhem continue. Between the butchered body parts, creepy killers, dogged detectives, ghoulish ghosts, and ever-present TV cameras, Violet Parker’s purple boots are itching to skedaddle.But there is no escaping another murder investigation or her new deadly reputation. Not even if both risk the lives of those she loves most...
  • Desperate Run by C.J Riggs, M.L Burns

    Desperate Run by C.J Riggs, M.L Burns

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Draven GrimI've walked as Death among the living for seven years since losing my very heart.Now, my only obsession is the hunt until she stepped foot into my territory.Max has until the weekend's end to escape me, but even then, only death willpart us. I am the hunter known as Grim, and you, little sheep, are my preythis Halloween...
  • Parks and Poltergeists by Jarica James

    Parks and Poltergeists by Jarica James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Frozen drinks, afternoon delights, and not a spirit in sight.Freshly sun-kissed and finally recovered from their ordeal at Finley Lodge, Brea and her Ghost Dudes have been living the carefree vacation life.But the time has come for the gang to get back to ghost hunting, and what better way to do that than by visiting Realms of Discovery, an amusement park that has seen better days...
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    demons  ghosts  adult  book  contemporary  female-mc  fiction  horror
  • 44 Gilmore Street by Shani Struthers

    44 Gilmore Street by Shani Struthers

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “We all have to face our demons at some point.” Psychic Surveys – specialists in domestic spiritual clearance – have never been busier. Although exhausted, Ruby is pleased. Her track record as well as her down-to-earth, no-nonsense approach inspires faith in the haunted, who willingly call on her high street consultancy when the supernatural takes hold. But that’s all about to change...
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    ghosts  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  cozy  fiction
  • Terminal by J.L. Bryan

    Terminal by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ellie Jordan and her apprentice Stacey investigate a house in an elaborate planned community that was only half-built before it went bankrupt, leaving an instant ghost town with only a few residents. The entity haunting this house is a banshee that feeds on sadness and misery...
  • Maze of Souls by J.L. Bryan

    Maze of Souls by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It's October, and down at newly opened Pine Hollow Farm, the ghosts are running wild!. This “genuine” old-time family farm offers a big heap of fun fall activities. You can drink cider fresh from the orchard, enter a pumpkin-carving contest, and explore the five-acre corn maze...
  • San Francisco Night by Stephen Leather

    San Francisco Night by Stephen Leather

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jack Nightingale fights his battles in the shadows – in the grey areas where the real world meets the supernatural. But when he arrives in San Francisco to take on a group of Satanists bent on opening a doorway to Hell, the danger is out in the open and all too real...
    Categorized as:
    demons  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction  horror
  • Better Off Dead in Deadwood by Ann Charles

    Better Off Dead in Deadwood by Ann Charles

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    One dead body. One century-old, haunted opera house. One zombie musical. One pissed-off detective...
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    demons  ghosts  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  cozy
  • Witch Queen's War by Eric R. Asher

    Witch Queen's War by Eric R. Asher

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There's a turning point in every war, but I didn't expect this one to be in my front yard. Allies of the Fae king have moved against the military stationed in Saint Charles. Our unsteady alliances are threatening to fracture, providing the water witches and vampires an opportunity to strike...
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    demons  ghosts  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  dark
  • To Stop a Shadow by Carrie Pulkinen

    To Stop a Shadow by Carrie Pulkinen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Trent's heart may belong to Tina, but a shadow demon is after his soul…Trent Austin is a successful, big-city lawyer. The last thing he needs is the burden of a run-down house in the suburbs. But when his crazy uncle dies and leaves his estate to Trent, he soon learns he's inherited a lot more than a Victorian mansion...
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    demons  ghosts  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  cozy  drama
  • Rattle the Bones by Eric R. Asher

    Rattle the Bones by Eric R. Asher

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Much has been lost in the conflict with the Fae king and his allies, a conflict we hadn’t known we were in until one of our own fell at his hand. And while a great Seal between realms may have been rebuilt, dark things slipped through in the chaos, creatures who would overrun this world. Our allies are many. Our enemies are terrible...
    Categorized as:
    demons  ghosts  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  dark
  • Uncharted Territory by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

    Uncharted Territory by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Grab a latté, a box of Kleenex and a clean pair of panties. Carolyn Ridder Aspenson has done it again. —Lynn/Two Girls & a Book Suburban housewife Angela Panther didn't want to communicate with the dead, but the universe had other plans..
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    ghosts  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  cozy  female-mc  fiction
  • She Shall Have Music by ReGina Welling

    She Shall Have Music by ReGina Welling

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Aura reader, Amethyst sees everyone around her through a lens of shifting colors and emotions.When the one person she never expects to see again turns up after three years, she will have to decide if their relationship deserves a second chance. Reid Grayson knows it is time to walk away from the family business. What he doesn’t know is what to do next...
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    ghosts  suspense  adult  animals  book  contemporary  cozy  fiction
  • Soul's Gate by James L. Rubart

    Soul's Gate by James L. Rubart

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    “Every now and then we get a break from reality. A glimpse into the other world that is more real than the reality we live in 99 percent of our days. The Bible is about a world of demons and angels and great evil and even greater glory.”What if you could travel inside another person’s soul?To battle for them. To be part of Jesus healing their deepest wounds...
  • Moon River by J.R. Rain

    Moon River by J.R. Rain

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Seven years ago federal agent Samantha Moon was the perfect wife and mother, your typical soccer mom with the minivan and suburban home. Then the unthinkable happens, an attack that changes her life forever. And forever is a very long time for a vampire...
    Categorized as:
    demons  ghosts  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  cozy
  • Dead Case in Deadwood by Ann Charles

    Dead Case in Deadwood by Ann Charles

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    "Nothing good ever happens at the butt-crack of dawn. No doubt, the headless corpse on the autopsy table in front of me would agree."-Violet Parker Real estate agent. Violet "Spooky" Parker stumbles upon a body-part theft ring at the local funeral parlor and suspects her caustic coworker has a hand in it or maybe a foot...
  • Dark Hope by Christine Feehan

    Dark Hope by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Silke Vriese Reinders knows a war is coming. The demon slayer has seen it over and over again in the cards—and the battle won’t just be for the survival of her remote village, but for all mankind. Silke knows the only way to win will be with the help of the Carpathians...
  • The Saints of the Lost and Found by Toni McGee Causey

    The Saints of the Lost and Found by Toni McGee Causey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Avery Broussard has the curse of seeing lost things (and make no mistake about it, it is a curse). Missing belongings and beloved pets, lost love and loved ones--she sees it all. Long ago, that curse destroyed her own chance at true love, causing her to flee her Louisiana home, vowing never to return. She's kept that promise too, until a phone call from her estranged father forces her hand...
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    ghosts  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  horror  murder
  • Unholy by Morgan Brice

    Unholy by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A cycle of ritual murders. A coven of dark warlocks, drawing their immortality from the magic of their dead master. Two men sworn to stop the deaths, destroy the warlocks, and avenge the victims. Except this time, the killer flips the script. Seth Tanner swore vengeance on the dark witches who killed his brother, Jesse...
  • The Belly of the Beast  (The Graveyard: Classified Paranormal Series Book 3) by Desmond Doane

    The Belly of the Beast (The Graveyard: Classified Paranormal Series Book 3) by Desmond Doane

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    May all your nightmares come true.Lies. Deceit. Betrayal. These are the weapons of the damned.For paranormal investigator Ford Atticus Ford, and his partner, Mike Long, the stakes have never been higher as they ready themselves for a supernatural war with the most powerful demonic entity they have ever encountered.This isn’t just about ghosts and things that go bump in the night...
  • Dark Passing by Liz Schulte

    Dark Passing by Liz Schulte

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mary Nelson’s murder shocked the small town of Jackson. The vibrant, young college student disappeared on her way home. A week later her body was found in the trunk of a burning car. No suspects. No evidence. No case. Ella Reynolds’ life had finally turned around. With a new book released, the past safely tucked away, and a burgeoning romance, she begins to live again...
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    ghosts  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  female-mc  fiction  horror
  • Forty-Four Book Nine by Jools Sinclair

    Forty-Four Book Nine by Jools Sinclair

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Charlie Modine didn’t find any justice in life. And the afterlife hasn’t been much better. Still, Modine’s ghost is more determined than ever to find the cold-blooded murderer who ran his wife down on the streets of New York City. Tortured and tormented, Modine asks for help from the only person who will listen. The only one who knows he’s there. Abby Craig...
  • Saint Odd by Dean Koontz

    Saint Odd by Dean Koontz

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    The future is haunting Odd Thomas.The carnival has returned to Pico Mundo, the same one that came to town when Odd was just sixteen. Odd is drawn to an arcade tent where he discovers Gypsy Mummy, the fortune-telling machine that told him that he and Stormy Llewellyn were destined to be together forever.But Stormy is dead and Pico Mundo is under threat once more...
  • The Curse of Redwood by Jaclyn Osborn

    The Curse of Redwood by Jaclyn Osborn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Secrets lie within the walls of Redwood Manor.The murders, alleged curse, and ghost stories have fascinated Carter ever since he moved to Ivy Grove. After attending a Halloween ball at the mansion and meeting a man almost too beautiful to be real, Carter is captivated even more.But the man disappears after that, leaving Carter with nothing but the memory of a kiss...
  • Possessed by R.K. Ryals

    Possessed by R.K. Ryals

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Calling a Demon forth wasn't the wisest thing the Ayers witches have ever done. For centuries, the Ayers have been slaves of the Demon Lilith, one Ayers witch destined to do her will while another was sacrificed to the Hunters. But Monroe Jacobs has changed the rules ... A witch from the Ayers line, Monroe's powers have always been connected to Demons and now she knows why...
  • Getaway by Fern Michaels

    Getaway by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Part Three of the New Three-Part Godmothers Serial!The best of friends, Toots, Ida, Mavis, and Sophie have been there for each other through thick and thin. Now Sophie needs the rest of the Godmothers to help her through something they’ve never faced before . . .Each of the Godmothers—Toots, Ida, Sophie, and Mavis—brings her own unique strengths to their extraordinary friendship...
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    ghosts  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  epic  family  female-mc
  • Big Easy Evil by Heather Graham

    Big Easy Evil by Heather Graham

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Halloween in the Big Easy . . . Does evil really exist? Michael Quinn and Danni Cafferty are far too familiar with the question. At the death of her father, Danni inherited his house and shop on Royal Street in New Orleans—and much more than she ever anticipated, including a book kept by her family for generations on how to combat the most unusual forces...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction  holidays
  • When Irish Eyes Are Haunting by Heather Graham

    When Irish Eyes Are Haunting by Heather Graham

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Devin Lyle and Craig Rockwell are back, this time to a haunted castle in Ireland where a banshee may have gone wild—or maybe there's a much more rational explanation—one that involves a disgruntled heir, murder, and mayhem, all with that sexy light touch Heather Graham has turned into her trademark style...
  • The White Night by Desmond Doane

    The White Night by Desmond Doane

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Yes, you should be afraid of the dark…A mighty demon sits at the right hand of Satan, and he knows paranormal investigator Ford Atticus Ford by name. Mike Long, too, but what the vile creature covets most lies with little Chelsea Hopper.As Ford wrestles with the uncertain nature of his future, a different kind of evil storms into his world, proving that not all demons are inhuman...
  • Belle Manor Haunting by Cheryl Bradshaw

    Belle Manor Haunting by Cheryl Bradshaw

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The door to Addison Lockhart's room opens. Five-year-old Sara Belle walks in. The child seems lost and confused. Addison reaches out, grabs Sara's hand, and the room goes black.Addison's eyes open to find she's been transported several decades into the past. She's sitting in the back seat of a car. Sara is beside her. The car stops at an intersection...
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    ghosts  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  crime  female-mc  fiction
  • Ghostwritten by Ronald Malfi

    Ghostwritten by Ronald Malfi

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Four brand-new horror novellas from “a modern-day Algernon Blackwood” all about books, stories, manuscripts – the written word has never had sharper teeth…From the bestselling author of Come with Me, four standalone horror novellas set in a shared universe! In The Skin of Her Teeth, a cursed novel drives people to their deaths. A delivery job turns deadly in The Dark Brothers’ Last Ride...
  • Into the Flame by Christina Dodd

    Into the Flame by Christina Dodd

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Meet Doug Black—the Wilder brother who’s been missing for centuries. With no idea of where he’s from, he’s become an angry young cop with the ability to transform into a cougar. in search of others like him, he comes across a beautiful woman who may hold the secret to his destiny..
    Categorized as:
    demons  ghosts  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  family
  • Harvest of Scorn by F.G. Cottam

    Harvest of Scorn by F.G. Cottam

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Felix Baxter, entrepreneur extraordinaire, is going to rehabilitate New Hope Island. Rich and manipulative, he wants to convert it into a glamorous getaway destination, ‘The New Hope Experience’...
  • Night Demon by Lisa Kessler

    Night Demon by Lisa Kessler

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Deep within the Yucatan jungle a demon has awakened...Gretchen Finch's job would be much easier if she weren't alone in the jungle with a brilliant recluse whose every glance sets her on fire. But the more she focuses on her work, the closer she gets to unlocking the mysteries of a terrible creature--the Night Demon--that threatens the world as she knows it...
    Categorized as:
    demons  ghosts  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  horror
  • Ghost of A Promise: by Kelly Moran

    Ghost of A Promise: by Kelly Moran

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The ghosts of her family's estate on the coast of Maine never troubled Ava Trumble. When she finally inherits the historic mansion, however, there's a small string attached: Ava has exactly one year to solve a 200-year-old mystery of a missing girl, or lose her family's home..
  • Shepherd's Warning by Cailyn Lloyd

    Shepherd's Warning by Cailyn Lloyd

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For years the abandoned MacKenzie mansion remained hidden in rural Wisconsin. Rumors and stories of apparitions, odd noises, accidents, and strange deaths in or near the property were enough to convince the townsfolk it was haunted and they stayed away...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction  gothic
  • A Ghost Arrives: A Novel by Abe Moss

    A Ghost Arrives: A Novel by Abe Moss

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Every family has its secrets, and every ghost has its reasons.★★★★★ "A creepy, slow burning ghost story with a twist that was dark in so many different ways! Imaginative, creative, and not afraid to deal the punches..." - Amazon ReviewerAfter moving back in with his elderly father, Wallace Harper discovers that something else has taken up residence in his childhood home..
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction  gothic
  • Demon Blood by Meljean Brook

    Demon Blood by Meljean Brook

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Long before she was transformed into a Guardian and trained to fight demons, Rosalia knew darkness all too well. Raised by a demon, Rosalia learned to guard her heart -- and her soul -- until she found a man worthy of her love. Once, she thought that man would be the powerful vampire, Deacon…until he betrayed the Guardians...
  • Demon Forged by Meljean Brook

    Demon Forged by Meljean Brook

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Acclaimed author Meljean Brook returns to the darkly sensual world of the Guardians with the tale of a prophecy, a devilish bargain, and a doomed love...Four centuries ago, Guardians Irena and Alejandro would have succumbed to the need burning between them -- if a demon and a monstrous bargain hadn't shattered the possibility of love...
  • Defilers by Brian Lumley

    Defilers by Brian Lumley

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jake Cutter is reluctantly learning how to be a Necroscope--how to use the Mobius continuum to travel instantaneously from place to place, how to talk to the dead--but dead humans don't like him much. It seems Jake's got a hitchhiker named Korath. Since Korath holds the key to the Mobius equations, Jake can't just kick him out . . . though he's certainly trying...
  • The Haunting of Highdown Hall by Shani Struthers

    The Haunting of Highdown Hall by Shani Struthers

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    "Good morning, Psychic Surveys. How can I help?"The latest in a long line of psychically-gifted females, Ruby Davis can see through the veil that separates this world and the next, helping grounded souls to move towards the light - or 'home' as Ruby calls it. Not just a job for Ruby, it's a crusade and one she wants to bring to the High Street. Psychic Surveys is born...
  • Touch of Darkness by Christina Dodd

    Touch of Darkness by Christina Dodd

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Handsome, powerful Rurik Wilder holds the power to transform himself into a fierce bird of prey-a gift that's caused death and destruction. At last he's offered the chance to redeem himself. Only one woman stands in his way-a beautiful writer determined to wreak revenge on the assassins who murdered her family. Assassins, it's been rumored, who have powers no human should ever possess..
  • Ghost of You by Kelly Moran

    Ghost of You by Kelly Moran

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's no secret among the Phantoms crew that lead investigator Sammy Hanesworth pretty much hates team psychologist Cain McClutchen. The friction between them is taut with tension...and unexpected attraction. He knows full well that something about him rubs her the wrong way, even though he admires the witty, gorgeous spitfire more than a lot...
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    demons  ghosts  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  drama  family
  • Old Blood by Karina Halle

    Old Blood by Karina Halle

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A haunting novella from the Experiment in Terror Series...From her harrowing introduction in Darkhouse, the spectre known as “Creepy Clown Lady” has been a constant fixture in Perry Palomino’s life. But beyond the horrid makeup and piercing stare lies Pippa, a woman just like everyone else.Well, not quite...
    Categorized as:
    demons  ghosts  suspense  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  dark  drama
  • Bad Blood by Kristen Painter

    Bad Blood by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Samhain approaches, bringing with it the final melding of the mortal and othernatural worlds. No one knows just how much power the night holds... Violent murders occur in Paradise City as counterfeit comarr are systematically hunted. The police and the Kubai Mata have more than enough trouble to keep themselves occupied...
  • The Presence by Heather Graham

    The Presence by Heather Graham

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The ultimate moneymaking plan...buy the ancient, run-down Scottish castle and turn it into a tourist destination. Toni Fraser and her friends will put on reenactments combining fact and fiction, local history, murder and an imaginary laird named Bruce MacNiall...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  crime  family  fiction
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