The Vanishing, Wendy Webb
The Vanishing, Wendy Webb
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The Vanishing

Author: Wendy Webb

Narrator: Xe Sands

Unabridged: 8 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/08/2014

Categories: Fiction, Ghost


Synopsis

Recently widowed and rendered penniless by her Ponzi-scheming husband, Julia Bishop is eager to start anew. So when a stranger appears on her doorstep with a job offer, she finds herself accepting the mysterious yet unique position: caretaker to his mother, Amaris Sinclair, the famous and rather eccentric horror novelist whom Julia has always admired...and who the world believes is dead.

When she arrives at the Sinclairs' enormous estate on Lake Superior, Julia begins to suspect that there may be sinister undercurrents to her "too-good-to-be-true" position. As Julia delves into the reasons of why Amaris chose to abandon her successful writing career and withdraw from the public eye, her search leads to unsettling connections to her own family tree, making her wonder why she really was invited to Havenwood in the first place, and what monstrous secrets are still held prisoner within its walls.

About Wendy Webb

Wendy Webb is the author of The Fate of Mercy Alban and The Tale of Halcyon Crane. Her first novel, The Tale of Halcyon Crane, was selected as an IndieNext Pick by IndieBound, the Independent Booksellers Association of America; as a Midwest Connections Pick by the Midwest Booksellers Association; and as a Great Lakes Great Reads Pick by the Great Lakes Booksellers Association. She is also a career journalist and currently the editor-in-chief of Duluth Superior Magazine. Wendy lives in Minnesota.


Reviews

Goodreads review by karen

this is a good rainy-day ghostie story. it isn't going to scare you overmuch, or be too intellectually challenging, and there are going to be times when you scratch your head over some of the situations, and say to yourself "but why wouldn't…. and why would….?? and what about…?" but that would just......more

One of my favorite past times for the coldest darkest evenings of this time of year is curling up with a mug of hot chocolate, a heavy soft blanket and a spooky story that presents Dark mysteries. After Julia Bishop's husband swindles millions from strangers and friends alike in a Ponzi-scheme and......more

Goodreads review by Cherie

     Julia is recently widowed and penniless, and wants a fresh start. A rich stranger offers her a "too good to be true" job as a live in caregiver to his mother, the famous horror novelist, Amaris Sinclair.       The Sinclair's are an eccentric family who live at an enormous and isolated estate. T......more

Goodreads review by Debra

Julia Graham is recently widowed and looking to start her life over. When she is approached by a stranger with an opportunity to act as a caretaker for his Mother, Amaris Sinclair. Julia is intrigued by the offer. His Mother, Amaris is a famous author who the world believes died ten years ago. She i......more