Customer Reviews

Dark Whispers

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Harriet is given a trip to stay in a haunted manor by her friends. She adores stories of ghosties, ghoulies & things that go bump in the night, so it's a perfect gift.

Benedict is tracking down the killer of his old friend & partner. The trail leads to a manor, supposedly haunted.

The owner, for a small fee, welcomes guests that would like to be scared & thrilled. Her entertainments, a graveyard tour and so forth, are tailored for this.

But there's more going on than the owner knows. An entertaining story set in Historical England with unusual protagonists. She's a part-owner in a bookstore & he's a Bow Street Runner. The house, the haunting & the other guests are intriguing characters.

The mystery was interesting without being skull-thumping hard (I figured it out before the protagonists did, which means that the author actually gives all the clues to the reader & the heroes). Since the ghosts, while important, aren't main characters, I'd hesitate to call this a paranormal.

The book is good enough that I'm going to look for other books by Samantha Garver.

I won't rehash the plot as others have done so but I enjoyed Dark Whispers enough that I'll be buying her next book. It was a quick, pleasant read with a dash of mystery.

This author's poor grammar and writing style seriously impair the reader's ability to comprehend what is going on. Historical detail is flawed. The hero and heroine meander in search of the plot. I started marking up these deficiencies, which quickly averaged 4-5 per page. Finishing the book was a test of endurance, but I was motivated by the desire to send the marked-up book to the author or publisher at least in protest and at best as constructive criticism. The epilogue sets up the possibility of a sequel. I'll gladly pass on that one and recommend that others do so also.

Kristi Lyn Glass

Publisher, Gothic Journal