An Inquiry into Love and Death
An Inquiry into Love and Death by Simone St. James is a novel published by Penguin on August 20, 2024, featuring 368 pages in English. The story follows Jillian Leigh, an Oxford student who is compelled to leave her studies after the mysterious death of her uncle Toby, a noted ghost hunter. As she arrives in the seaside village of Rothewell to sort through his belongings, she encounters unsettling occurrences that suggest a restless spirit may be at play, raising questions about the true nature of her uncle’s demise.
Readers will find a blend of historical and gothic elements as Jillian grapples with eerie events and the enigmatic presence of Walking John, a ghost tied to the local lore. The arrival of Drew Merriken, a Scotland Yard inspector with his own secrets, adds complexity to her investigation and personal journey. This edition delves into themes of mystery and the supernatural, inviting readers to explore the chilling truths that lie within Rothewell and within Jillian herself.
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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.
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