Help for the Haunted
by John Searles
A year later, Sylvie is living in the care of her older sister, who may be to blame for what happened to their parents. Now, the inquisitive teenager pursues the mystery, moving closer to the knowledge of what occurred that night — and to the truth about her family's past and the secrets that have haunted them for years.
REVIEWS...
"I was completely consumed by Help for the Haunted; I read it in one sitting. I just can't decide what I loved the most: its perfectly pitched teenage narrator; the ghost story that kept me riveted; [or] the thriller that made me say, Oh, just one more chapter. [...] It's going to be awfully hard for my next reading choice to measure up."
--Jodi Picoult, bestselling author of Nineteen Minutes and My Sister's Keeper
"Searles has a knack for building tension [...] a well-paced journey, wrapped in a mystery, that will keep readers guessing until the revealing conclusion." --Kirkus Reviews
"A quickly paced and boldly rendered ghost story, Searles's dark novel about a young girl haunted by the murder of her parents had me up reading all night. And checking the doors. I found it impossible to put down." --Sara Gruen, bestselling author of Water for Elephants
"A coming of age tale that is poignant and touching...and will scare the living hell out of you. I loved every page of this novel: I loved the sisters and the story and the page-turning mystery. I just may never go downstairs into my basement again." --Chris Bohjalian, bestselling author of The Light in the Ruins