Alison Littlewood

Emma Dean has inherited Mire House. Whilst getting to know her new home Charlie another relative who Emma doesn't know turns up wanting to find out family members. Things start to become a little strange, is the house haunted or is it Charlie trying to scare Emma.

I love stories about creepy old houses so this book was for me. I have read a book by the author before so decided to give this one ago and I wasn't disappointed.

The story is told in three timelines. Emma in present day, Frank in 1973 and Aggie in 1939. All three stories are connected to the house and all three characters are connected and all does become clear.

The first part of the story with Emma I found really creepy, especially one scene in the bedroom. The rest of the story flowed along and each section had its moments of unease. I would say this book is on par with The Woman in Black and the like. I would say more of a ghostly thriller rather than full on horror.

I really enjoyed this book and what made it for me was the twist at the end, I should have guessed but I didn't. A great spooky read all round.… (mais)