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When Augusta Winthrow hires Music City Salvage to liquidate her grand estate in Chattanooga, her son entrusts the task to his daughter Dahlia. With a crew and trucks, Dahlia heads to the vast property, which includes an ancient house, barn, carriage house, and an overgrown cemetery omitted from the estate papers. Though the empty house appears in good condition, its walls hide a malevolent presence that threatens to rise again before the property is dismantled. Dahlia and her team must navigate the haunted grounds to uncover the buried truth and prevent a supernatural awakening.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Fantasy/Dark Fantasy
Authors: Cherie Priest
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