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Sarah Piper, a young, modest woman in 1920s England, finds her world turned upside down when a temporary agency sends her to aid the renowned ghost hunter Alistair Gellis. Gellis, rich, handsome, and deeply scarred by World War I, has been tasked with investigating the spirit of Maddy Clare, a nineteen‑year‑old maid who allegedly committed suicide in a barn that now haunts. Maddy despised men in life and refuses to speak to them in death. Sarah, unprepared for the treacherous journey into a haunted barn, is joined by Gellis’s associate, Matthew Ryder—rough, unsettling, and a fellow trench veteran whose deeper scars mirror the cursed past. As the trio delves deeper, Sarah is drawn into a desperate struggle: Maddy’s ghost is not a hoax, yet she is angry and possesses powers that defy explanation. The trio must uncover Maddy's true story, her origins, and the motive behind her vengeance before the vengeful spirit destroys them all.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror
Authors: Simone St. James
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