It begins with a call one snowy February night. Lying in her bed, young Sylvie Mason overhears her parents on the phone across the hall. This is not the first late-night call they have received, since her mother and father have an uncommon occupation: helping "haunted souls" find peace. And yet some[...]
A Boston Globe Best Crime Novel of the YearAn Entertainment Weekly Top Ten "Must List"Winner of the American Library Association's Alex AwardPublishers Weekly, Library Journal, and Booklist starred reviewsSylvie Mason's parents have an unusual occupation: helping "haunted souls" find peace. After re[...]
When young Sylvie Mason and her mother and father are lured to an old church on the outskirts of town, she has no idea that the night will end with her parents' murders. As the narrative weaves back and forth through the years leading up to the crime and the months following, Sylvie searches for ans[...]
It begins with a call one snowy February night. Lying in her bed, fourteen-year-old Sylvie Mason overhears her parents on the phone across the hall. This is not the first late-night call they have received, since her mother and father have an uncommon occupation: helping 'haunted souls' find peace. [...]