A Theory of Haunting, Sarah Monette
A Theory of Haunting, Sarah Monette
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A Theory of Haunting

Author: Sarah Monette

Narrator: Matt Godfrey

Unabridged: 3 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/20/2024


Synopsis

Kyle Murchison Booth, archivist at the Parrington Museum, has heard of Thirdhop Scarp. Everyone has. The house has been notorious ever since the night that homeowner J. A. Cathcart murdered his entire family, and was found cupping the heart of his eldest daughter in his hands as tenderly as he would a wounded bird.

It is not the first time the house has experienced unsettling events. And it will not be the last.

Now the new owner of Thirdhop Scarp, one Marcus Oleander, is gathering an esoteric order at the house, including Miss Griselda Parrington, daughter of the museum's founder. The museum director demands that Mr. Booth discredit Oleander's occult teachings and end his influence over the credulous Miss Parrington. Reluctantly, Mr. Booth joins the weekend séance.

In the beautiful but eerie surrounds of the house and gardens, Mr. Booth is drawn into an investigation that spans years—and reveals the house to be much, much more than it seems . . .

About Sarah Monette

Sarah Monette is the author of Melusine and The Virtu. She was nominated for the Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2006.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sadie on September 18, 2024

Yeah, this was gruesome and moody and freaky...I'll write up a full review soon!......more

Goodreads review by ThatBookish_deviant on October 15, 2024

3.0⭐️ I found this story rather boring and just average. I listened to the audiobook so perhaps that added to my disinterest but my concentration drifted throughout. I’ve been listening to many haunted house and ghost stories this spooky season but this one doesn’t stand out as being remarkable or in......more

Goodreads review by Nina The Wandering Reader on October 07, 2024

Listened to the audiobook as I was pulling book holds at the library and it was an excellent accompaniment to my October morning!......more

Goodreads review by disz on September 08, 2024

.𖥔 ݁ ˖ ✰ 3.0 .𖥔 ݁ ˖ The repetition of "er" annoys me a lot......more

Goodreads review by Tomasz on August 31, 2023

Mr Booth may be employed more as a librarian and custodian than an archivist, but he has an archivist's mind (so do I, like comes to like). Unfortunately, Thirdhop Scarp manse has a mind of its own, too. I might have mentioned somewhere before that Sarah Monette guarantees quality reading experience.......more