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Ghosts of Austin, Texas: Who They Are and Where to Find Them

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It's a very good book. There are a few things missing, such as a modern map of Austin with the Haunted locations pointed out. Also missing are several other Haunted locations, but I guess we have so many haunted places here in Austin, Fiona's book would have turned into an encyclopedia if she had listed them all.
Another thing missing are other theories as to why Austin is so haunted. Fiona only presents one theory. But there are others. For example, another theory is that the hauntings are attributed to all the limestone found all over the city and surrounding area. It is believed that limestone acts as a recording device which stores events, which explains many of the residual hauntings in Austin.
On a positive side, I can say that Fiona has really done her research. I was born and raised in Austin, and still live here, and many of the historical information she presented were new to me, and helped tie together much of the bits and pieces of information I already knew about my home town.

Fiona, thank you for writing this book.

I stumbled across Fiona Broome's book, The Ghosts of Austin: Who They are and Where to Find Them on Amazon.com. I originally thought I knew all about Austin's haunted past. After reading Fiona Broome's book I realized I don't know much about the city I grew up in.

I really enjoy reading the book. For one, the writing is tight and the pace is perfect. Mrs. Broome's writing style is also easy to follow. In addition, most of the photos in the book were taken by Mrs. Broome herself. She's not just a talented researcher, writer, teacher, ______ (fill in the blank), she is a great photographer too. I don't know how much Mrs. Broome had to do with the layout, paper type, and font size of the book but the combination of those three makes the book very attractive. The dark black text on top of the bright white paper just looks good. I can't forget to mention the font size. The font size is larger in this book than most other books. The large font size makes it easy on my eyes.

As far as content: A+! I love reading about the haunted places in downtown Austin and along Shoal Creek. I heard some of the stories as I grew up in South Austin. I don't necessarily believe in some of the ghost stories mentioned in the book but millions of people across the country do and this book was written for them. Maybe the reason I don't believe it all is because I don't understand it all. That's what drew me to this book in the first place. I wanted information about haunted places and to see if I could be convinced that they exists-I am still working on that. Mrs. Broome's website ([...]) does a great job with teaching about her trade. In fact, I emailed her a couple of times and she responded within 24 hours both times.

I really admire Mrs. Broome's attention to detail as she conducted her research for the book and I really admire her passion for her work. I highly recommend this book for everyone searching for information about ghosts of Austin, Texas (and beyond).

I bought this for my sister in law who moved recently to Austin with my brother. They like these kinds of ghost stories. Great gift to help learn about their new home.

This book is exceedingly well researched! Not just the ghost stories and the history behind them, but the author is also a paranormal investigator herself! So some of her reporting is backed-up with her own personal experiences! But she's such an engaging writer that the book could probably have contained half the information and I wouldn't have noticed, the pages seem to turn themselves with this book. A must-have for anyone interested in the paranormal, ghost stories, or even Central Texas history!

Our hats are off to this very gifted & talented lady. She is a long standing member of our group "Texas Paranormal Researchers". Her book was well worth the wait and we really enjoyed it. It was an honor to be mentioned in her book. It gives great information. We are very proud of her accomplishments. This book deserves a place in anyones paranormal library. Hope to see more in the future from Fiona on her worldly paranormal travels. Thanks!