What in the world had possessed Effie James to go along with her sister's nonsense? . . . kissing the iron door knocker's lion head at 322 Predicament Avenue in the middle of the night, traipsing through the small cemetery bordering the back yard, imagining all sorts of things about the old, abandoned property . . . and then that life altering, blood-curdling scream!
Having inherited the Predicament Avenue property (turned-bed-and-breakfast) brought no peace to Norah Richman's anxiety-riddled soul. The old house had been part of her sister's dream for the future, not hers . . . Naomi, just the thought of her; a bright personality whose unsolved murder had turned as cold as the bodies buried in the secluded graveyard barely visible out the back window. . . much like Isabella Anderson's death over a century prior. The two could not be connected could they? It was impossible . . .wasn't it? Crime podcaster and house guest Sebastian Blaine isn't so sure.
Quite a fascinating story!
*I purchased this book and was under no obligation to provide a positive review.
4.5 stars
BackCover Blurb:
As the walls of the house at Predicament Avenue reveal their hidden
truths, two women--generations apart--discover that fear and foreboding
are no respecters of time.
In 1910, Effie James is committed to
doing anything to save her younger sister, who witnessed a shocking
murder, leaving her mute and in danger of the killer's retribution.
Effie must prove what her sister saw, but when a British gentleman
arrives, he disrupts Effie's quest with his attempts to locate his wife,
Isabelle Addington, who was last seen at the supposed crime scene in
the abandoned house at 322 Predicament Avenue. Just as Effie discovers
what she seeks, she finds that the blood staining the walls will forever
link her to a scandal she couldn't imagine, and to a woman whose
secrets promise to curse any who would expose them.
A century
later, Norah Richman grapples with social anxiety and grief as she runs
her late great-aunt's bed-and-breakfast on Predicament Avenue. But Norah
has little affection for the house and is committed only to carrying
out her murdered sister's dreams until crime historian and podcaster
Sebastian Blaine arrives to investigate the ghostly legacy of the
house's claim to fame--the murder of Isabelle Addington. When a guest is
found dead, the incident is linked to Isabelle's murder, and Norah and
Sebastian must work together to uncover the century-old curse that has
wrapped 322 Predicament Avenue in its clutches and threatens far more
than death.
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