A haunted house tale that's more of a haunted neighborhood tale, this book has its share of unconventional ghosts.

Katherine leaves her boyfriend Larry and moves into an old house set in the woods. She's an artist; she paints and apparently has enough money to live on. This is not the first novel with that type of scenario. (Wish I could do that!)

From there, the book fills up with unlikable characters, both living and dead. I had a hard time getting inside Katherine's head. She's easily manipulated and not very strong and totally surrounded by manipulative men. However, in the end, I found I never liked her, either.

As for the horror aspect, its not terribly scary and not easily resolved at the end. That's fine as far as horror goes, but I do have unanswered questions. ( )