The Lingering by SJI Holliday
I was lucky enough to attend the launch of SJI Holliday’s The Lingering at Waterstones (Princes Street) in Edinburgh.
I also had the chance to chat with the lovely Susi while she signed the paperback I’d bought. Yes, I’d already read the book, but I loved it so much that I needed a physical copy to keep on my bookshelf rather than have it hidden away on my Kindle!
This was only the second book launch I’ve attended (the first being Owen Mullen’s last year), but I’m already a fan. There’s such a buzz about meeting authors, celebrating a new book and being surrounded by fellow readers. I had such a lovely time and will definitely be keeping an eye out for more launches in the future!
Book Description
Married couple Jack and Ali Gardiner move to a self-sufficient spiritual commune in the English Fens, desperate for fresh start. The local village is known for the witches who once resided there and Rosalind House, where the commune has been established, is a former psychiatric home, with a disturbing history.
When Jack and Ali arrive, a chain of unexpected and unexplained events is set off, and it becomes clear that they are not all that they seem. As the residents become twitchy, and the villagers suspicious, events from the past come back to haunt them, and someone is seeking retribution…
At once an unnerving mystery, a chilling thriller and a dark and superbly wrought ghost story, The Lingering is an exceptionally plotted, terrifying and tantalisingly twisted novel by one of the most exciting authors in the genre.
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