The Darkness Surrounds Us
The Darkness Surrounds Us by Gail Lukasik is a historical fiction novel published by CamCat Publishing on September 3, 2024. This 352-page book is written in English and presents a gothic mystery set against the backdrop of the 1918 Spanish flu. The story follows Nurse Nellie Lester, who escapes Chicago for a nursing position at a dilapidated mansion on a remote Michigan island, seeking answers about her mother’s enigmatic past. However, she soon finds herself haunted by a ghostly presence that complicates her quest for truth.
Readers will discover a narrative that intertwines the supernatural with a gripping mystery as Nellie grapples with her family’s history and the eerie circumstances surrounding the death of the previous nurse. The plot thickens when a frozen body is uncovered, leading Nellie to suspect a connection between her mother’s past and a mysterious group that vanished from the island years earlier. As winter approaches, the tension escalates, revealing a lurking killer intent on preserving the island’s dark secrets. This edition invites readers into a chilling exploration of mystery and the supernatural, set within a richly atmospheric historical context.
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“An early-autumn treat fit for late-night devouring.” —Publishers Weekly
“A taut gothic mystery with an intriguing twist.” –Susanna Calkins, award-winning author of the Lucy Campion Mysteries and the Speakeasy Murders
A Ghostly Window Into the Past
Nurse Nellie Lester can’t escape death. Fleeing Chicago at the height of the 1918 Spanish flu, she takes a nursing job at a decrepit mansion on a desolate Michigan island. She’s convinced the island holds the secret to her mother’s murky past. The only problem? Her dead mother seems to have followed her there. Nightly she’s haunted by a ghostly presence that appears in her bedroom. But is it her mother or something more sinister?
When the frozen body of the prior nurse is unearthed, Nellie suspects her family’s history and the nurse’s uncanny death are connected to a mysterious group that disappeared from the island twenty-four years earlier.
As winter closes in, past and present collide resurrecting a lurid killer, hell-bent on keeping the island’s secrets. Will Nellie uncover her mother’s shocking past before the killer enacts his final revenge?
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