What the Dead Want
What the Dead Want by Norah Olson is an illustrated novel published by HarperCollins on July 26, 2016. This young adult fiction piece intertwines elements of the paranormal and supernatural, presenting a haunting narrative centered around sixteen-year-old Gretchen, who is determined to uncover the truth behind her mother’s mysterious disappearance. Inheriting a decaying mansion from her great-aunt Esther, Gretchen is drawn back to the site of her mother’s vanishing, where dark family secrets and eerie photographs await her discovery.
Readers will find a blend of suspense and horror as Gretchen navigates the mansion’s chilling history, uncovering stacks of photographs and letters that reveal her ancestors’ past. The story delves into themes of loss and the supernatural, as Gretchen experiences ghostly visions and the unsettling whispers of her mother. As she confronts the indescribable forces at play, she must unravel the mansion’s secrets to set her family—and the dead—free. This edition spans 304 pages and is presented in English, inviting readers into a world of mystery and intrigue.
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Haunting photographs and dark family secrets make this second spine-tingling novel from Norah Olson the perfect read for fans of creepy, suspenseful teen fiction.
A love of photography, an old camera, and countless questions—these are all that sixteen-year-old Gretchen has left of her mother, who mysteriously disappeared years ago.
Now she must return to the place where her mom vanished—a decaying mansion that Gretchen has suddenly inherited from her great-aunt Esther. However, Gretchen won’t find the answers she’s seeking without unraveling the secrets that lurk inside the house. There are stacks of photographs and letters from her ancestors that go back centuries, pointing to some kind of haunting past. But when proof of the mansion’s dark history appears to Gretchen in the form of ghostly visions and the soft, eerie whisper of her mother’s voice, there’s no doubt that something sinister has taken place there.
No matter how scared she might be, Gretchen must somehow uncover the reasons why this indescribable force has descended upon her family and find a way to set everyone—even the dead—free.
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