First published 2014
Lindsey packs up her suburban life after her husband dies tragically just two years into their marriage. She buys a renovated townhouse in Boston, hoping the city will help her escape the guilt that follows her everywhere. The move backfires when she realizes someone else occupies her new home. This tenant arrived over a hundred years ago and never left. Lindsey came to Boston to start fresh, but her past refuses to release its grip. The guilt she carries grows stronger in the townhouse, mixing with something supernatural that lurks in the rooms around her. Murder and madness converge in Boston's historic Back Bay as Lindsey confronts both the ghost in her home and the demons in her mind. Barbara Shapiro weaves psychological terror with supernatural elements, trapping Lindsey between the living and the dead in a city where the past never truly dies.
Genres: mystery, horror, supernatural, contemporary, psychological-thriller, gothic
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: ghosts, haunted-house, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Back Bay, Boston
Period: 21st-century
308 pages · Paperback · Open Road Distribution
Content warnings: death, mental-illness