An Inquiry into Love and Death

Simone St. James
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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 answersand the added complication of a powerful mutual attraction.
Genres: Historical FictionMysteryParanormalRomanceGothicHistoricalFictionHorrorGhostsAudiobook
368 Pages

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