An Inquiry into Love and Death (Library Edition)

Product Description [Library Edition Audiobook CD in vinyl case.] From the acclaimed author of The Haunting of Maddy Clare -- and ''a talent to watch'' (Anne Stuart, New York Times bestselling author) -- comes another spellbinding ghost story set in 1920s England. After her ghost-hunting uncle Toby dies, Oxford student Jillian must drive to the seaside village of Rothewell to pack up his belongings. Almost immediately, terrifying events convince Jillian that an angry spirit is trying to enter the house. Is it Walking John, the two-hundred-year-old ghost that haunts the bay? And who besides the ghost is roaming the local woods at night? If Toby uncovered something sinister, was his death really an accident? The arrival of handsome Scotland Yard inspector Drew Merriken leaves Jillian with more questions than answers -- and the added complication of a powerful mutual attraction. Review Chilling...St. James delivers a quickly paced read that will satisfy both new and old fans.-- "Publishers Weekly" I thoroughly enjoyed it!...Simone clearly relishes and is steeped in the traditions of gothic fiction-in the best way. She conjures that secretive, hushed atmosphere perfectly, and the story kept me turning pages from beginning to end. At once an intriguing mystery and an eerie ghost story, it had more than enough spine-tingling moments to keep me gripped.-- "Katherine Webb, author of The Unseen" Narrator Rosalyn Landor's signature style provides the perfect blend of mystery, romance, and the supernatural. Jillian Leigh's uncle, a specialist in ghostly phenomena, is dead. The Oxford student gets much more than she bargained for, including romance, when she travels to the village of Rothewell to pack up his belongings. Landor delivers Jillian's words in a calm, straightforward manner, complete with the proper accent of a 1920s Oxford student...As the mystery involving ghosts and smugglers is unraveled, Landor's reading keeps the pace even and the listener guessing.-- "AudioFile" Simone St. James skillfully employs all the gothic elements of traditional ghost stories as she weaves her tale, increasing suspense page by page. Narrator Rosalyn Landor helps the listener picture each character in this well done, fully-voiced reading. She is especially clever in presenting the male voices, making each one distinctly different in tone, shading, and personality. Listeners will totally enjoy sorting out the interconnections between ghost story, Scotland Yard investigation, murder mystery, and love story, all set in the quiet, picturesque fishing village of Rothewell.-- "SoundCommentary.com" This is a perfectly balanced combination of mystery, romance, ghost story, and history...Conveys the lasting psychological and practical consequences of war movingly.-- "RT Book Reviews (Top Pick, 4 1/2 stars) " About the Author SIMONE ST. JAMES is the author of The Haunting of Maddy Clare and An Inquiry into Love and Death. She writes in her off hours and lives with her husband and three spoiled cats just outside Toronto, Canada.