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- "Portis House emerged from the fog as we approached, showing itself slowly as a long, low shadow...." In 1919, Kitty Weekes, pretty, resourceful, and on the run, falsifies her background to obtain a nursing position at Portis House, a remote hospital for soldiers left shell-shocked by the horrors of the Great War.
- About the Author: Simone St. James is the award-winning author of An Inquiry into Love and Death and The Haunting of Maddy Clare, which won two RITA awards from Romance Writers of America and an Arthur Ellis Award from Crime Writers of Canada.
- 384 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Historical
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"Portis House emerged from the fog as we approached, showing itself slowly as a long, low shadow...." In 1919, Kitty Weekes, pretty, resourceful, and on the run, falsifies her background to obtain a nursing position at Portis House, a remote hospital for soldiers left shell-shocked by the horrors of the Great War. Hiding the shame of their mental instability in what was once a magnificent private estate, the patients suffer from nervous attacks and tormenting dreams. But something more is going on at Portis House--its plaster is crumbling, its plumbing makes eerie noises, and strange breaths of cold waft through the empty rooms. It's known that the former occupants left abruptly, but where did they go? And why do the patients all seem to share the same nightmare, one so horrific that they dare not speak of it? Kitty finds a dangerous ally in Jack Yates, an inmate who may be a war hero, a madman... or maybe both. But even as Kitty and Jack create a secret, intimate alliance to uncover the truth, disturbing revelations suggest the presence of powerful spectral forces. And when a medical catastrophe leaves them even more isolated, they must battle the menace on their own, caught in the heart of a mystery that could destroy them both.Review Quotes
Praise for Silence for the Dead "Vivid, eerie and atmospheric. St James' latest will simultaneously tug at your heart strings and send chills down your spine. Absolutely riveting."--Anna Lee Huber, award-winning author of the Lady Darby Historical Mystery series "Kudos for Simone St. James. I was swept away by this atmospheric and truly spine-chilling page turner, a riveting tale of dark suspense set in 1919 within a crumbling mansion turned mental hospital. If you love a good ghost story, you will be entranced."--Mary Sharratt, author of Illuminations: A Novel of Hildegard von Bingen and Daughters of the Witching Hill Praise for the novels of Simone St. James "Downright scary and atmospheric. I flew through the pages of this romantic and suspenseful period piece..."--New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner "Anyone who loves Daphne du Maurier and Victoria Holt will enjoy this book... highly recommended."--Historical Novels Society "The perfect book to curl up with by the fire on a stormy night...although perhaps not by yourself in an empty house!"--Katherine Webb, author of The Unseen "Another chilling story....St. James delivers a quickly paced read that will satisfy both new and old fans."--Publishers Weekly "A perfectly balanced combination of mystery, romance, ghost story and history."--Romantic Booklovers, Top Pick "An inventively dark gothic ghost story. Read it with the lights on. Simply spellbinding."--Susanna Kearsley, New York Times bestselling author of The Winter Sea
About the Author
Simone St. James is the award-winning author of An Inquiry into Love and Death and The Haunting of Maddy Clare, which won two RITA awards from Romance Writers of America and an Arthur Ellis Award from Crime Writers of Canada. 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. She lives in Toronto, Canada with her husband and a spoiled cat.Dimensions (Overall): 7.9 Inches (H) x 5.1 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)
Weight: .6 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 384
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Historical
Publisher: Berkley Books
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Simone St James
Language: English
Street Date: April 1, 2014
TCIN: 77262706
UPC: 9780451419484
Item Number (DPCI): 247-53-1149
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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