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An Inquiry into Love and Death

By: Simone St. James
Narrated by: Billie Fulford-Brown
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 A young woman searches for the truth behind her uncle’s mysterious death in a town haunted by a restless ghost in this gripping novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Cold Cases.

Oxford student Jillian Leigh works day and night to keep up with her studies—so to leave at the beginning of the term is next to impossible. But after her uncle Toby, a renowned ghost hunter, is killed in a fall off a cliff, she must drive to the seaside village of Rothewell to pack up his belongings.

Almost immediately, unsettling incidents—a book left in a cold stove, a gate swinging open on its own—escalate into terrifying events that convince Jillian an angry spirit is trying to enter the house. Is it Walking John, the two-hundred-year-old ghost who haunts Blood Moon Bay? And who beside the ghost is roaming the local woods at night? If Toby uncovered something sinister, was his death no accident?

The arrival of handsome Scotland Yard inspector Drew Merriken, a former RAF pilot with mysteries of his own, leaves Jillian with more questions than answers—and with the added complication of a powerful, mutual attraction. Even as she suspects someone will do anything to hide the truth, she begins to discover spine-chilling secrets that lie deep within Rothewell…and at the very heart of who she is. Ghosts Gothic Historical Horror Mystery Supernatural Thriller & Suspense Haunted Scary Fiction Exciting

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Praise for An Inquiry into Love and Death

“I thoroughly enjoyed it!...Simone clearly relishes and is steeped in the traditions of gothic fiction - in the best way. She conjures that secretive, hushed atmospher perfectly, and the story kept me turning pages from beginning to end. At once an intriguing mystery and an eerie ghost story, it had more than enough spine-tingling moments to keep me gripped.”—Katherine Webb, author of The Unseen

Praise for The Haunting of Maddy Clare

“Chilling romantic suspense that evokes the lost era between the World Wars…Simply spellbinding.”—New York Times Bestselling Author Susanna Kearsley

“Compelling and beautifully written.”—New York Times Bestselling Author Madeline Hunter

“An atmosphere that is deliciously creepy and a heroine you won’t soon forget.” —National Bestselling Author Deanna Raybourn
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I really struggled to finish this book. I’ve been ‘binging’ Simone St James books over the last few weeks and I’ve really enjoyed most of them. However, I was really disappointed by this one. I didn’t particularly like any of the characters or care about what they were trying to do. The narrator also spoke SO SLOWLY!! I had to increase the listening speed (1.65x for most of the book, increased to 2x by the end when I just needed it to be over). So, in summary: frustrating and a little boring. I will still listen to more books from this author, but I think I’ll avoid this narrator in future.

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This is a terrible story, which given how much I love two of the authors other titles, is a great pity. There is no real plot to speak of, except for the endless dreary bodice ripping scenes, which are frankly dull. The narration of the book is also dreadful. I love a spooky story which is why I chose this book, and as I said, I really love two of her others, The Book Of Cold Cases being one.

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