The Keeper of Lonely Spirits, E.M. Anderson
The Keeper of Lonely Spirits, E.M. Anderson
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The Keeper of Lonely Spirits

Author: E.M. Anderson

Narrator: David Sweeney-Bear

Unabridged: 12 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/25/2025


Synopsis

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2025 BY LIBRARY JOURNAL AND REACTOR 

"Anderson writes a curmudgeonly immortal protagonist and a (literally) haunting story full of heart; a delightful novel." —Library Journal starred review

"This heartwarming, thrilling book cleverly uses horror tropes to achieve a powerful effect, suffusing the reader with warmth and kindness." —The Washington Post

In this mesmerizing, wonderfully moving queer cozy horror fantasy, an immortal ghost hunter must confront his tragic past and solve a centuries-old mystery in order to embrace his found family.  

Find an angry spirit. Send it on its way before it causes trouble. Leave before anyone learns his name.

After over two hundred years, Peter Shaughnessy is ready to die and end this cycle. But thanks to a youthful encounter with one o’ them folk in his native Ireland, he can’t. Instead, he’s cursed to wander eternally far from home, with the ability to see ghosts and talk to plants.

Immortality means Peter has lost everyone he’s ever loved. And so he centers his life on the dead—until his wandering brings him to Harrington, Ohio. As he searches for a vengeful spirit, Peter’s drawn into the townsfolk’s lives, homes and troubles. For the first time in over a century, he wants something other than death.

But the people of Harrington will die someday. And he won’t.

As Harrington buckles under the weight of the supernatural, the ghost hunt pits Peter’s well-being against that of his new friends and the man he’s falling for. If he stays, he risks heartbreak. If he leaves, he risks their lives.

About E.M. Anderson

E.M.Anderson (she/they) is a queer, neurodivergent writer and the author of TheRemarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher. Her work has appeared in SJ Whitby’sAwakenings: A Cute Mutants Anthology, Wyldblood Press's From the Depths: AFantasy Anthology, and Dark Horses: The Magazine of Weird Fiction. They havetwo master’s degrees and a feral passion for trees, birds, pole fitness, andUncle Iroh. You can find them on Instagram, BlueSky, and Tumblr at@elizmanderson.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rosh ~catching up slowly~ on May 25, 2025

In a Nutshell: A horror-fantasy about an aged immortal ghost hunter solving a ghostly mystery and making new friends. Not as cozy as promised. Interesting diverse characters and a gripping storyline. Good use of the found family trope. The romance was a little cringeworthy and the writing, a tad rep......more

Goodreads review by Kayla on November 01, 2024

I fell in love with every character in this captivating story about grief, love, and finding your way in the world, both in the world of the living and of the dead. E.M. Anderson has created a diverse cast of characters who are all dealing with different types of ups and downs in their lives, but su......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on April 28, 2025

Lads, this one got me. Peter Shaughnessy is cursed to see the dead and wander eternally far from home. After two hundred years, he has outlived everyone he's ever loved. He serves the only penance he can: helping unhappy ghosts move on to an afterlife he'll never see. After each haunting, he moves to......more

Goodreads review by Sierra on May 25, 2025

I'm in physical pain......more

Goodreads review by Kat on May 02, 2025

One of my anticipated new releases for this year, by an author new to me. In The Keeper of Lonely Spirits, Peter is cursed to immortality, rootlessness, and a life laying angry ghosts to rest. When a particularly troublesome spirit leaves him stuck in Ohio, against all his instincts, he begins makin......more