Nantucket Island is a peaceful place to vacation in the summer…for those who are unaware of its tragic past. Each June, parishioners gather in the comfort of Reverend Osaro’s church to listen as locals relate their first-hand experiences with spirits in town.
Detective Tim Brooks, forced to question his belief in the supernatural, takes on the most vile of ghosts imaginable to save the entire island from its wrath. Bodies pile up as he races to figure out who this spirit is and why it is so malevolent. Who will fall victim next? An innocent vacationer? The starlet, Annette? The unorthodox minister? Or perhaps Tim himself?
An elderly woman’s turning table holds the key to discovering Nantucket’s bloody past, and perhaps putting an end to the senseless murders on the island. Tim finds help in some unlikely places, but will it be enough?
Scariest novel since The Shining Outstanding that this book is back in print; about 1/3 of the way into the story (everyone agrees at which point this happens), it grabs hold and does not let go until you’ve returned to the days when you were afraid to read at night or when you were alone in your house. A tremendously scary, tense novel with likeable characters and a fascinating resolution.I wish I’d never read it so I could read it again for the first time.If you liked ‘Salem’s Lot, The Shining, Hell House, you’ll love this.
Watch out for the GHOSTS! This is the first book I have read by Noel Hynd, and I am anticpately waiting to read “Cemetery of Angels,” which is sitting on my shelf. Noel Hynd has articulate writing, and he captivates you from page one until page 511. The characters are very realistic and intelligent, and his psycholgical writing plays tricks on you through the entire novel. The main character, Annette Carlson, is a big-time movie star looking to get away from the people and the cameras for a little while, so she proceeds to spend time on Nantucket Island. There, she moves into a victorian style house, address, 17 Cort Street. Timothy Brooks is a detective for the island and soon meets up with the island’s most sinister and horrifying creature ever. As the story progresses and SPOOKS YOU OUT, the two characters are drawn to each other. Noel Hynd provides a cunning and intelligent novel with a hit-the-bricks suprise ending!! I loved this book, and I am sure you will too. If you are the type of person that needs more sleep than the average person, like me, then be prepared to lose sleep over this terrific novel!!
Made me scared of my own home The most frightening novel about ghosts I have read. It takes place among the normal peaceful neighborhoods of Nantucket Island. The ghosts haunt the town by night, good and bad alike. They are not limited to any house, nor will any home keep them away. The ghosts stalk the night. No one is safe. Starts out like a murder mystery and comes around to horror and romance. Fabulous book.