Just finished this fantastic supernatural period thriller by W.C. Ryan. I finished it in the early hours of a very wintery December night. It was as though nature conspired to provide the perfect aural accompaniment to read such a book. I would describe what I was reading as Fowles war meets The Sixth Sense, and hope that was a suitable tempting sound bite for someone considering trying it. The writer has delivered a real page turner with strong realistic characters in a situation that pulls you in and on. The story has a measured quality that allows the mystery to build in a Christie like fashion before a final chapter full of revelations.
The two main characters are that most interesting of characters, flawed heroes despite themselves. One can see the dead and another has seen quite enough dead. Even created a few.
It is gripping atmospheric stuff. Pull up a chair, join hands, do not break the circle.
The dead are getting ready to speak.
