Help for the Haunted, John Searles
Help for the Haunted, John Searles
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Help for the Haunted
A Novel

Author: John Searles

Narrator: Emma Galvin

Unabridged: 14 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: William Morrow

Published: 09/17/2013

Synopsis

John Searles’s Help for the Haunted is an unforgettable story of a most unusual family, their deep secrets, their harrowing tragedy, and ultimately, a daughter’s discovery of a dark and unexpected mystery.Sylvie Mason’s parents have an unusual occupation—helping “haunted souls” find peace. After receiving a strange phone call one winter’s night, they leave the house and are later murdered in an old church in a horrifying act of violence.A year later, Sylvie is living in the care of her older sister, who may be to blame for what happened to their parents. Now, the inquisitive teenager pursues the mystery, moving closer to the knowledge of what occurred that night—and to the truth about her family’s past and the secrets that have haunted them for years.Capturing the vivid eeriness of Stephen King’s works with the compelling quirkiness of John Irving’s beloved novels, Help for the Haunted is that rare story that brings to life a richly imagined and wholly original world.

About John Searles

John Searles is a New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of four novels. His books have been published in over a dozen languages and have been voted “Best of the Year” or top picks by Boston Globe, Entertainment Weekly, Salon and the American Library Association. A frequent contributor to The New York Times and The Washington Post, John was a top editor at Cosmopolitan for two decades, first hired by Helen Gurley Brown.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Delee on April 23, 2017

Diabolical forces are formidable. These forces are eternal, and they exist today. The fairy tale is true. The devil exists. God exists. And for us, as people, our very destiny hinges upon which one we elect to follow. Ed Warren I didn't know a lot about HELP FOR THE HAUNTED going in-except that it ha......more

Goodreads review by Biblioblond on August 11, 2016

I was extremely intrigued by the premise of this novel; I thought it would make for a perfect spooky book to read around Halloween. In the end, I struggled through it only to be bitterly disappointed by an implausible conclusion. The beginning was spooky and well written enough to hook me but then a......more

Goodreads review by Ruth on August 24, 2014

This book was just an okay read for me. My interest was caught at the beginning, but the more I read the less it intrigued me. It's well written and the characters are interesting, but I found the story dragged at times. The ending was disappointing and seemed contrived, almost as though the author d......more

Goodreads review by Brittany on August 10, 2013

I love a good suspense story. But I don't know if I am just desensitized or this book was just that boring because I trudged through the whole thing waiting for it to get good and when I flipped the last page I wish I had spent my previous two evenings doing something else. Well written, good charac......more

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