The Ghost House, Helen Phifer
The Ghost House, Helen Phifer
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The Ghost House

Author: Helen Phifer

Series: The Annie Graham crime series #1

Narrator: Claudia Whiteman

Unabridged: 6 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HQ Digital

Published: 10/10/2024


Synopsis

'A ghost story and a police procedural all rolled into one with bags of tension… I couldn't read it in the dark!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Readers love the Annie Graham series! 'A stunning Halloween read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I finished it in the early hours as I needed to find out what happened!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ * * * * After years on the police force, Annie Graham never expected that it would be her personal life leaving her physically and emotionally scarred. While on a break from work, trying to put the pieces of her life back together, the role of caretaker to a beautiful, crumbling mansion in the woods seems like a good escape. But something about the house puts her on edge, and her suspicions are confirmed when she finds the diary of former resident Alice. The house holds a dark connection to a series of terrible murders committed over one hundred years ago. And when a search for a missing girl turns into a hunt for a serial killer, Annie fears that history may be repeating itself. But as the past collides with the present, has Annie’s unofficial investigation put her in the killer’s sights? The first book in the Annie Graham series will have you hooked! * * * * 'This is a fantastic story… An excellent combo of "who-dunnit", tragic timelines and haunted houses' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This book had me reading into the early hours of the morning, I just loved it… I was there with Annie and felt the hairs stand up on a few occasions. Great start to a new series' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This book is raved about by all who read it and rightly so… It is a startling good read which grips you from the first few pages… I COULD NOT put this book down!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'There were times I totally lost myself in the plot… I even found myself sat up at 4am racing through the last couple of chapters as I wanted to know what happened. I loved it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

About Helen Phifer

Helen Phifer is the best selling writer of twenty one books including the hugely popular Annie Graham, Lucy Harwin, Beth Adams and Morgan Brookes series and has sold over half a million books worldwide. She lives in the busy town of Barrow-in-Furness surrounded by miles of coastline and a short drive from the glorious English Lake District.
Helen loves reading books that scare the heck out of her and is eternally grateful to Stephen King, Dean Koontz, James Herbert and Graham Masterton for scaring her senseless in her teenage years. Unable to find enough scary stories she decided to write her own and her debut novel The Ghost House released in October 2013 became a #1 Global Bestseller.


Reviews

Goodreads review by John Morris on December 08, 2024

A bit of a disappointment! The premise was good but the delivery left a lot to be desired. This dual timeline story was in part the recollections of a ghost from the 1880s and the 'justifications' of a modern day serial killer. The characterisation tended to be flimsy and somewhat cheesy. A young fem......more

Goodreads review by Debra on December 08, 2024

The Ghost House is police procedural and part ghost story. I had high hopes for this book as I enjoyed the other books which I have read by Helen Phifer, but sadly this book was not on the same level. While I enjoy both ghost stories and police procedurals, I struggled with this one a bit. Annie Gra......more

Goodreads review by Mary on April 17, 2014

This was pretty much a crap book chock full of awkward run-on sentences, punctuation abuse (including the hated apostrophe errors or should I say error's) and general poor understanding of the Rules of Grammar, not to mention a laborious plot, tedious characters, vague forensics, unlikely events, co......more

Goodreads review by Carol on August 19, 2020

It was almost the perfect ghost story for any fan of the genre. It had characters that you could really like and characters that you could really hate. The killer was sometimes more to be pitied than hated. It wasn’t real “spooky” and the ghosts were, for the most part, just people that happened to......more

Goodreads review by Caroline on September 21, 2014

Book Review - The Ghost House I first came across Helen Phifer's 'The Ghost House' while looking through new publishing imprint 'Carina', who publish a variety of books of various genres. Like me, Helen is a member of the police constabulary, and her experience lends a richness and authenticity to he......more