Lost Among the Living
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (633 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0451476190 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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KeriM said This book is the best of both worlds. This book is the best of both worlds. Strike that, the best of several worlds: mystery, ghost story, romance, historical. Like any of the above and you'll like this book.Set in England after WW1 Jo Manders is adrift after the apparent death of her husband in the War. She takes up a position as a companion for her late husband's aunt in a spooky old house in the middle of the countryside whereupon intrigue ensues. But just because her husband is gone there is still romance. She tells the story of falling in love and marrying him over a two week time period in a three chapter . a great example of why I love this author Sarah L. Gruwell Another great addition to St. James’ body of works, I loved the feeling I got from this book. I felt like I was getting all the good creepy vibes that drew me to her first books on top of getting a suspenseful mystery to book that are so prevalent in her more recent novels.First off, I love her heroine. She’s strong, courageous, feisty, driven, and a bit impulsive. Her grief from her war and personal losses didn’t stop her from creating a life for herself and striving for independence. I can think of other personalities that would have buckled under her pla. A Customer said Good read. Well written with an interesting plot. Even though it takes place after WW1, there is more than a touch of the gothic era and romance in this book. Characters are well drawn and less predictable than in many other mysteries I have read. Fairly quick, enjoyable read. Would recommend to those who like their mysteries with a bit of romance, suspense and the supernatural.
Her second novel, An Inquiry into Love and Death, was shortlisted for the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel from Crime Writers of Canada. Simone St. She wrote her first ghost story, about a haunted library, when she was in high school, and spent twenty years behind the scenes in the television business before leaving to write full-time. James is the award-winning
I flew through the pages.”—Lisa Gardner, New York Times Bestselling Author of Crash and Burn “Chilling romantic suspense that evokes the lost era between the world wars.”—Susanna Kearsley, New York Times Bestselling Author of A Desperate Fortune “Drips with atmosphere and emotion.”—Publishers Weekly “Psychic Ellie Winter and her partner, war-damaged James Hawley, have terrific chemistry.”—Susan Elia MacNeal, New York Times bestselling author of the Maggie Hope Mysteries “A 21st-century version of Mary StewartSt. Praise for Lost Among the Living“Though all of St. The suspense level is top-notch, and the romance is one of the author’s very best.”—Library Journal “Readers who enjoy
And then a familiar stranger arrives at Wych Elm House…. But there is much she never knew about her husband’s origins…and the revelation of a mysterious death in the Forsyths’ past is just the beginning… All is not well at Wych Elm House. England, 1921. And when Jo discovers her husband’s darkest secrets, she wonders if she ever really knew him. Isolated in a place of deception and grief, she must find the truth or lose herself forever. The locals say the family is cursed, and that a ghost in the woods has never rested. Working as a paid companion to Alex's wealthy, condescending aunt, Dottie Forsyth, Jo travels to the family’s estate in the Sussex countryside. Three years after her husband, Alex, disappeared, shot down over Germany, Jo Manders still mourns his loss. Footsteps follow Jo down empty halls, and items in her bedroom are eerily rearranged. Dottie's husband is distant, and her son was grievously injured in the war