Help for the Haunted - A Novel

John Searles's Help for the Haunted is an unforgettable story of a most unusual family, their deep secrets, their harrowing tragedy, and ultimately, a daughter's discovery of a dark and unexpected mystery. Sylvie Mason's parents have an unusual occupation--helping "haunted souls" find peace. After receiving a strange phone call one winter's night, they leave the house and are later murdered in an old church in a horrifying act of violence. 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. Capturing the vivid eeriness of Stephen King's works with the compelling quirkiness of John Irving's beloved novels, Help for the Haunted is that rare story that brings to life a richly imagined and wholly original world.

About the author

John Searles is a New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of four novels. His books have been published in over a dozen languages and have been voted “Best of the Year” or top picks by Boston Globe, Entertainment Weekly, Salon and the American Library Association. A frequent contributor to The New York Times and The Washington Post, John was a top editor at Cosmopolitan for two decades, first hired by Helen Gurley Brown.

Product details

• Authors: John Searles
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.09.2013
• EAN: 9780062253736
• ISBN: 978-0-06-225373-6
• No. of pages: 624
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION: Ghost, FICTION: Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION: Thrillers / Legal, FICTION: Crime, FICTION: Occult & Supernatural, FICTION: Coming of Age, FICTION: Thrillers / Supernatural, FICTION: Horror, FICTION: Fantasy / Historical, FICTION: Legal