First published 2015
November 1995. A. arrives in Point Bless, Virginia, with his teenage partner Niamh to claim Axton House. The previous owner, Wells, jumped through a third-floor window just two months earlier. A. is the unexpected heir to this troubled estate. Niamh, a mute girl who changes her hairstyle constantly, serves as his associate and bodyguard. Together they investigate Wells' suspicious death and the secret society he created. Their research reveals a "bourgeois pastime" that spans the globe. The pair document their findings through diaries, letters, and cutting-edge 1990s technology. Meanwhile, they endure terrible nightmares and share their new home with a local ghost. The house may be haunted, but A. and Niamh embrace their supernatural inheritance as they uncover the truth behind Wells' final act.
Genres: mystery, horror, supernatural, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Point Bless, Virginia
Period: 1995
352 pages · Hardcover · Minotauro