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Speed Dating with the Dead

by Scott Nicholson (Goodreads Author)

3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 · rating details · 314 ratings · 92 reviews

A paranormal conference at the most haunted hotel in the Southern Appalachian mountains . . .

a man’s promise to his late wife that he’d summon her spirit . . .

a daughter whose imagination goes to dark places . . .

and demonic evil lurking in the remote hotel’s basement, just waiting to be awoken.

When Digger Wilson brings his paranormal team Spirit Seekers International to...more

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Published June 25th 2010 by Haunted Computer Books

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Aug 14, 2011 Donna The Happy Booker rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2011, scary, ghosts, demons

I love those books that keep me engaged so fully in the story that I can lose myself between the pages for hours and not even realize how much time has passed. That's exactly what I found with Speed Dating with the Dead. I was alternately terrified and captivated by this story. Now, this wasn't exactly what I was expecting based on the title. I was thinking it would be a humorous paranormal romantic thriller. Boy was I wrong! This book reminded me of a combination of that movie 1408 and an epis...more
I love those books that keep me engaged so fully in the story that I can lose myself between the pages for hours and not even realize how much time has passed. That's exactly what I found with Speed Dating with the Dead. I was alternately terrified and captivated by this story. Now, this wasn't exactly what I was expecting based on the title. I was thinking it would be a humorous paranormal romantic thriller. Boy was I wrong! This book reminded me of a combination of that movie 1408 and an episode of one of those ghost hunter shows. But scarier, much scarier!
Alcoholic widower and well known ghost hunter Digger Wilson sets up a ghost hunting conference at one of the reputedly most haunted Inns. The White Horse Inn has special significance to Digger, since he and his wife made a pact long ago to meet here if one dies before the other. He's hoping he's able to find his wife's spirit there, but he ends up finding more than he expected. Along with his team of specialists, Digger brings along his artistic daughter, Kendra, who resents him and only wants to lose herself in the fictional world she creates on the canvas. While the plot was fairly evenly paced, there were many unexpected twists along the way. Don't get me wrong, there was a fair share of action, but the story unfolded little by little, which increased my sense of dread and anticipation.

I felt that the characters were one of the main strengths of this book. Each character was believable and all too human with very human failings. Each one was presented in such a way that I wanted to know more about them. Whether I liked them or hated them, I was interested to know what they would say or do next. One of the standout's for me was known as "The Roach", although I wasn't fond of his unfortunate moniker, I felt he was one of the most perplexing yet intriguing characters in the book. I was kept guessing at his true motivations. I also really enjoyed Kendra and her teenage antics to attract the attention of crush Cody aka The Future of Horror. I thought that their flirtation was immensely believable. All of Nicholson's characters were true to life and I found the dialog to be engaging and entertaining. The paranormal aspects were chillingly realistic as well. From ghosts, to demons, to creepy kids that seemed to show up at random, all were extremely goosebumpworthy.

I would compare Nicholson's writing style to Koontz's early stuff. I was really impressed with how effortlessly this story grabbed me and took me on a paranormal journey into some places I'm not so sure I want to revisit. I certainly won't be journeying into any basements any time soon. This is definitely a "lights on all night" kind of book and one that will keep you up late reading. I highly recommend for those who like to read about things that go bump in the night.

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Jan 20, 2011 Jennifer (Fictitious Musings) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2011, ebooks

Speed Dating with the Dead is an interesting ghost story. The creepy hotel, White Horse Inn was reminiscent of Stephen King's Rose Red. A paranormal ghost hunt is scheduled to take place at the White Horse Inn, the guest get more than they bargain for as the ghosts/demons make themselves known.

Nicholson really has a knack for adding more than a fair amount of horror and suspense to an amazing plot. The characters are well developed adding depth to the plot. The plot thickens as Digger and his da...more

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Aug 01, 2010 Moses Siregar III rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is the second Scott Nicholson novel I've read. If you ask me, Scott's got a great way with words. His voice is hilarious and perpetually creative. What's nice about this is that no matter what story he's telling, I can enjoy it for the writing itself.

This one is kind of a ghost/horror story, but because the cast of characters was so wonderfully quirky, I found it to be at least as humorous as it was scary--and I think that's a good thing. It was fast-paced and fun, and the suspense kept me...more

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Oct 16, 2011 Carolyn rated it 2 of 5 stars

I read this for book club. It had some creepy scenes but none that made me want to jump out of my chair, as I've experienced reading Stephen King! It's one of those books that I'll no doubt forget completely 5 minutes after reading... or 5 minutes after writing this review :)

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Jul 12, 2012 Carla Thomas rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery

Ghost stories, real ghost stories not the new paranormal ones with fantastical creatures, are my very favorite! I love reading about things that go bump in the night with shivers, sitting all curled up on the couch with every light in the house on. It's really hard to find a good one, though, and I am disappointed more often than not. This book did not disappoint! There were goosebumps galore!

Digger is a ghost investigator and has planned a conference at a famed, haunted North Carolina inn (I lo...more

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Oct 30, 2012 Katy rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fans of dark paranormal suspense, horror

Recommended to Katy by: Scott Nicholson

Shelves: ebook

Please note: I originally read and reviewed this in Dec. 2011; am just standardizing my reviews as I run across old ones.

Disclosure: I picked this book up from Amazon because I enjoy the author's work. All opinions are my own.

My Synopsis: Wayne “Digger” Wilson made a promise to his wife, Beth, on their honeymoon at the White Horse Inn just outside Black Rock, NC – he promised that, if one of them died, the other would come here, to the inn, to try to make contact with the decedent’s spirit. Eig...more

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Sep 20, 2010 Bewitched Bookworms rated it 5 of 5 stars

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As a fan of shows like Ghost Hunters, I found the circumstances the characters of this book faced very believable. The author had accuarate and detailed descriptions of the technology that real life ghost hunters use for their investigations. If you go to the author's website, you can explore links to the real life conference and Inn that inspired this book.

I give Speed Dating with the Dead 5 out of 5. I great, fast paced, twisty turning, not predicatable, paranormal thriller.

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Dec 12, 2012 JenniferJ rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: zzz2012, kindle, ghost, demons, setting-north-carolina

I wish I could tell you that I LOVED this book because I wanted to so much as the storyline made for an exciting read but alas I can only give it a mild "like". I picked it up full of expectations but even after the first 100 pages I was not feeling it at all and had I not been depending on it to fulfill several reading challenges I may have marked it DNF and I almost never do that. I trudged on and eventually about middleways it did begin to get interesting with ghosties popping out left and ri...more

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Nov 15, 2012 Matt Schiariti rated it 4 of 5 stars

Yes, I admit it. I watch Ghost Adventures with Zakk Bagans. It's a guilty pleasure of mine. Anybody who's familiar with that show or shows like it will feel right at home reading this novel as thing's like EVPs and infrared cameras shouldn't be strangers to you =)

17 years ago Digger Wilson and his wife made a promise while honeymooning in a haunted hotel. Whoever died first would come back to the White Horse Inn and try to make contact with the deceased. Now Digger, using a paranormal conference...more

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Dec 15, 2011 Bethica rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-2011

I just finished reading "Speed Dating for the Dead" by Scott Nicholson that I borrowed from Amazon's Lending Library. I really love his works but this one was so slow until more than half way through. I almost put it down several times unable to finish. Finally it did get really good, picked up the pace, and ended very "Nicholson-esk" which is gripping and full of page turners. It was a story about a ghost hunter conference taking place in an old hotel in the Apalacian mountains.

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Aug 26, 2012 Kate rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary-fantasy, ebook, horror, owned

If you like ghosts and demons and people getting killed every few seconds, you'll probably really enjoy this book.

If you like in-depth characterization, consistent world-building, and plots that make sense...you will probably really despise this book.

Sadly, I fall into the latter category. I just couldn't figure out what I was supposed to think about the supernatural elements of the story - not least because the author and therefore the characters couldn't seem to make up their minds about wheth...more

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Apr 11, 2012 Lin rated it 2 of 5 stars

Not bad, but not good, either. The general storyline was decent enough, but I didn't really connect with the characters. And the ending was rushed, after a whole lot of buildup. Some good graphic and gory descriptions. All in all, not awful, especially for a cheapie easy read.

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Jul 08, 2012 Joe Barlow rated it 5 of 5 stars

Scott Nicholson has rapidly come to dominate my Kindle reading, and he needs to back the heck off. After all, how can he possibly expect me to get anything else read when he writes nothing but gripping tales, full of strong characters, smart dialogue, and intriguing locales? "Speed Dating With the Dead" (the title is the only thing I didn't love) recalls "The Shining" in its broad strokes (i.e., bad things happen at a haunted hotel), but the book is fresh and inventive in the way it sets up a te...more

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Dec 16, 2012 Babus Ahmed rated it 4 of 5 stars

This horror had its share of teenage angst, heartbreak, creepy scenes, haunting back stories, evil entities, mystery and angels. I enjoyed reading it and found it engaging.

A group of paranormal investigators put on a seminar to hunt ghosts in a 150 year old hotel in the mountains. Despite their technical gear and skeptics they come across anomalies. The boss, Wayne Wilson, known as Digger chose to come back to this hotel where he honeymooned with his late wife to fulfil a promise to her made 17...more

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Sep 09, 2012 Marti rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal

The basic problem with this novel waqs that of characterization. There were many characters but almost no character development. I like novels best when I feel I've really developed a relationship with the main character and perhaps some of the secondary characters as well. There was suspense but not artfully developed. There was more gore than I would have liked although thankfully not as graphic as it could have been. The setting was pretty good for a ghost story but even that ccould have been...more

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Aug 16, 2012 Sharon rated it 5 of 5 stars

Speed Dating with the Dead has a King/Shining feel to it, even though it’s during a ghost hunter convention. Besides set in a hotel, I think it’s because the main character is an alcoholic who falls off the wagon due to demonic stress.

Other than the reliance on the alcoholic trope, everything else about this novel was very nice. It takes the modern fascination with ghost spotting, along with the equipment and assorted people that are in ‘the biz’, and puts them somewhere that they can have real...more

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Mar 26, 2012 Clarice rated it 4 of 5 stars

Speed Dating with the Dead was a REALLY fun read. It features a great cast of characters starting with Digger, the lead paranormal investigator who doesn't actually believe in the paranormal, but pulls together a diverse team of investigators and psychics to present a conference for Ghost-Hunter-wannabes in an allegedly haunted hotel in North Carolina. The team consists of a few conventional ghost hunters, a demonologist, and a teenage, high-tech, Internet-rock-star of paranormal investigation w...more

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Apr 29, 2012 Caleb Blake rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: the-nicholson-collection, 2012-reads

Cross-posted from Papyrus Independent Author Reviews (http://papyrus.calebblake.net/2012/04/29/speed-dating-with-the-dead-by-scott-nicholson/)

Wayne “Digger” Wilson convenes his paranormal circus at the White Horse Inn – to give his clients a show, to make a profit and to keep a promise to the dead. The White Horse wants something in return and it will raise Hell to get it.

Speed Dating with the Dead is a supernatural horror that revolves around a kind of paranormal convention that gathers at know...more Cross-posted from Papyrus Independent Author Reviews (http://papyrus.calebblake.net/2012/04/29/speed-dating-with-the-dead-by-scott-nicholson/)

Wayne “Digger” Wilson convenes his paranormal circus at the White Horse Inn – to give his clients a show, to make a profit and to keep a promise to the dead. The White Horse wants something in return and it will raise Hell to get it.

Speed Dating with the Dead is a supernatural horror that revolves around a kind of paranormal convention that gathers at known “haunted” landmarks – in this case, the White Horse Inn. I imagine such a convention to be like Comic-Con or a steampunk convention as the attendees were completely camp, over-the-top charicatures: mediums, psychics, demonologists and ghost hunters.

Our main character, “Digger” Wilson, runs this show complete with the costume of an undertaker and the heart of a complete charlatan. Yes – he’s just in it for the money. But the White Horse has a significance for him – it’s where he took his wife for a second honeymoon and where they made a rather strange promise. He’s partly returning to the inn to honour that promise. And this is where Wilson’s character seemed a little odd to me. He’s a complete cynic and yet he honours a promise made to his wife which is clearly rooted in belief of the supernatural. So we spend some time looking at both the cynic and the believer in the early parts of the story. It didn’t cause a problem for me as such – it just made him a little interesting. And then there’s Kendra.

Kendra is Wilson’s daughter and she is cynical, tough, independent…and frustratingly stupid. In stories involving the supernatural there’s always at least one character that continues to deny what is going on around her until such time as you want to wrap your hands around her throat. This is Kendra. All the spunkiness-masking-vulnerability and her broken relationship with her father that could and should have been an interesting anchor for me crumbled away when she continued to deny, deny, deny what was right in front of her.

Other than this we had the young hunk dedicated to the paranormal (and future fame), a demonologist who thinks he is on a mission from God, and a couple of White Horse staff that are just as peculiar. And then there’s a cast of ghoulies that rounds out the players and makes for an over-the-top storyline.

The story moves along nicely until all hell starts breaking loose (I mean that almost literally). The story then turns into an even bigger circus. I like carnival rides and this story became one big ride. However, I felt that it was just a ride. The story started making less sense as we were presented with various demons which had decided that the paranormal conference was going to become a free-for-all: manifestations, noises, climate control, possessions, wanton destruction and strange pools of black mist – all present and accounted for. We even had a succubus-style sex death. However, throughout this chaos I kept wondering why and I only received partial answers.

There is an attempt to tie things back somewhat to that second honeymoon years ago that Wilson took with wife and there was some sense there. But it didn’t really cover the havoc being wreaked in the White Horse Inn. And if you thought the deep end was deep enough, one of the characters (a good guy – I think) decided to show off his own brand of berserk. I had thrown away any attempt at comprehension by that stage and was just enjoying the exhilaration of destruction.

I felt in the end that the author was more intent on putting on his own show than creating a tight storyline. I enjoyed it – from the camp to the chaos, but it just seemed to be missing some sense. This isn’t the first time I’ve felt this reading Nicholson. He’s a prolific writer and a popular one and I’m thinking maybe I’m just approaching his books with the wrong attitude. Maybe the ride is the point and I’m too busy noticing something missing that was never intended to be there in the first place.(less)

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Jan 23, 2012 Mallory Anne-Marie Forbes rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Supernatural, horror, mystery, character readers

I selected “Speed Dating with the Dead” because that title just titillates me! It inspires me to howl aloud and simultaneously grab for my Kindle for PC and get reading! And of course, as I begin the first page, immediately I settle into that comfortable armchair of the mind, installed beside a cozily blazing fire, feet ensconced on an ottoman, while outside the windows (of my mind’s eye), a furious blizzard rages. No matter-I am now inside a Scott Nicholson novel, and reading is all I need.

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Jan 13, 2012 T. Edmund rated it 3 of 5 stars

Speed Dating with the Dead begins with a convention of ghost hunters converging on a well known 'haunted' house. Making for quite a motely cast we have drama-queens, try-hards, genuine ghost hunters and a horny French chef working the kitchens.

I hope its too obvious to be spoilish: (but consider yourself warned) the plot revolves around a haunted convention actually becoming more haunted than expected and the resulting mayhem.

The tone is fairly tongue-in-cheek dipping into melodramatically bibli...more

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Oct 25, 2012 Michael rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-2012

Wayne "Digger" Wilson and Spirit Seekers International (SSI), his team of ghost hunters, are hosting a weekend-long paranormal conference at North Carolina's White Horse Inn, reputedly the most haunted hotel in the country. Self-proclaimed psychics, mediums, sensitives, amateur ghost hunters, thrill seekers and even plain old skeptics have descended on the White Horse for a weekend of ghost hunting and panels and discussions from paranormal science's best and brightest.

But Digger is no believe...more Wayne "Digger" Wilson and Spirit Seekers International (SSI), his team of ghost hunters, are hosting a weekend-long paranormal conference at North Carolina's White Horse Inn, reputedly the most haunted hotel in the country. Self-proclaimed psychics, mediums, sensitives, amateur ghost hunters, thrill seekers and even plain old skeptics have descended on the White Horse for a weekend of ghost hunting and panels and discussions from paranormal science's best and brightest.

But Digger is no believer. He's a hard core skeptic, concerned only about a good show and better profit. And, with his teenage daughter Kendra in tow, he intends to cash in. But Digger does have another, much more secret, agenda. His long-dead wife Beth, gone ten years now after losing a fight with cancer, promised him before she died that she would appear to him at the White Horse Inn ten years after her death. But he doesn't believe for a moment that she'll keep her end of the bargain.

But when a Ouija board reveals a mysterious presence, and spells out something only Digger and his wife would know, things begin to happen.

Suddenly, people begin disappearing. Something demonic has been turned loose in the Inn. And before the weekend is over, more than Digger's belief in the paranormal will be challenged. He'll have to fight for the very souls of himself, his daughter.... and his wife.

If you're a fan of Syfy's "Ghost Hunters", you'll enjoy this story. As a matter of fact, TAPS is even mentioned a couple of times. But there's a movie I watched recently called "Grave Encounters" where a less serious team of ghost hunters get way more than they bargained for during an investigation. Digger and SSI are more these guys than TAPS.

This is the second book by Scott Nicholson I have read, the first having been "Crime Beat", a novella about an investigative journalist tracking a serial killer, and I enjoyed this one as well. There's lots of creepy and ghosts and demons and angels and ghost hunting and haunted house... er... hotel stuff to go around. Even the supporting cast was easy to like and care about and if I can't care about the characters, I just can't read the book.

The thing I like the most about Nicholson's stories in the horror genre is that they're easy to read. There's always a certain amount of cheese that comes with horror, and that's just one of the unspoken rules of the genre. But I didn't get any of that, or at least very little, with Speed Dating with the Dead.

This was a really good ghost story with all the creepiness and late night reading that comes with it, and even a fight between Good and Evil. But Nicholson mainly deals with the e-reader format, so if you don't have a Kindle or a Nook or some other means to read e-books, download the apps to your PC or smartphone for free and give him a read.

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Jun 11, 2012 Naomi rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I believe this is my 5th or 6th Scott Nicholson book but definitely my favorite to date. This just read like a good old fashioned ghost story. It actually reminded me of some of my favorite "ghost story" movie called THE CHANGELING which starred George C. Scott and was released in the 1980's. Fans of shows like Ghosthunters (in fact there is even a reference in the book to TAPS) and other shows like it, will get a kick out of this book.

Although, I am kind of light and fun in my description of t...more

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Apr 16, 2011 D.g. Gass rated it 4 of 5 stars

You know you’re enjoying a book when you find yourself sitting up and reading it until two in the morning. When you spend the next hour trying to convince yourself that the curtains really weren’t moving, that it’s just your imagination…well, you know that the book definitely had an effect on you.

Before “Speed Dating with the Dead”, the last book that had me looking at shadows was Stephen King’s “The Shining”. That says a lot for Scott Nicholson’s writing. Playing on the popularity of the parano...more

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Apr 02, 2011 Grace Krispy rated it 4 of 5 stars

The White Horse Inn. Located in the remote Appalachian Mountains, it's a perfectly spooky setting for a paranormal conference. With a haunted history and an utterly dreary atmosphere, the ghost hunters are in their element. Using their high-tech equipment, they are eager to capture the entities' visages and communications, even willingly offering up their own energy. Wayne "Digger" Wilson is the leader of this group, having dragged his unwilling teenage daughter along on the trip. He's got this...more The White Horse Inn. Located in the remote Appalachian Mountains, it's a perfectly spooky setting for a paranormal conference. With a haunted history and an utterly dreary atmosphere, the ghost hunters are in their element. Using their high-tech equipment, they are eager to capture the entities' visages and communications, even willingly offering up their own energy. Wayne "Digger" Wilson is the leader of this group, having dragged his unwilling teenage daughter along on the trip. He's got this whole ghost hunting schtick down pat; he knows exactly how to plan the hunting expeditions to keep his clients entertained. But Digger has an ulterior motive that no one- least of all his daughter- suspects. Digger's true purpose may actually be the catalyst to open up the door for something much scarier than a few lost ghosts....

Scott Nicholson has a gift for creating an action-packed storyline that begs to be read. I found myself enthralled, unwilling to stop turning page after page, late into the night. His writing style is wonderfully engaging, and his characters are brought to life on the page. Kendra is a typical teenager, with her secret thoughts and her outward disdain. Digger is the preoccupied father with bigger things on his mind, and he often forgets what's most important. His motley ghost hunting crew contains several intriguing characters, each with his own distinct personality. But the true stars of this story are the conference attendees. From the self-proclaimed skeptic who is just along to debunk the findings to the medium who channels demons, each character comes to colorful life under the author's pen. For fans of shows like "Ghost Hunters" and "A Haunting," the characters and tricks and tools of the trade in this book will be recognizable. I think the fluid writing and the clever characterization makes this an author to watch.

Starting out fairly tame, yet interesting, this story quickly and unexpectedly evolved into something sinister and dark, and I found myself a little lost at times. Throw Beth into the mix, and I never quite understood the whole angel/demon connection as well as I felt I should. I loved the character of "The Roach," but the way his motives were written were sometimes perplexing. I wasn't always sure upon which side he stood, which isn't necessarily a negative in and of itself, however, I felt like it was meant to be clear. I was eager to find out what would happen in the end, but some elements of this story left me a little muddled along the way. This was very reminiscent of some of Stephen King's better work in that it's spooky and can be gross, and it's not afraid to do the unexpected (yet somehow slightly predictable in that regard). Those can be very good things in a horror story, and it definitely kept my interest the entire way through.

Overall, I'm very impressed with the writing style and the characterization, and I look forward to sampling more of this author's work.

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Mar 22, 2011 Sharon rated it 4 of 5 stars

Scott is a gifted story teller. The characters are well developed and quirky (that is a nice way of describing the guests at the ghost hunting weekend . The story takes place at a historically haunted hotel in the NC mountains (he does get kudos for setting this somewhere I know ). Guests have registered to help professional ghost hunters look for ghosts for the weekend. There are believers and skeptics and saboteurs there. It seems everyone has their own agenda including the hotel itself ;) Spe...more

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Mar 19, 2011 Ana rated it 3 of 5 stars

I have to be honest and say that it took me a while to finish this book as I am not a big fan of scary stories. The story was very well written and it had me in suspense the whole time. The author does a phenomenal job describing the surroundings which helped me get a better picture of the hotel and the characters. There were some parts that were pretty scary and a little freaky for me, but a very good story over all. The characters were well developed, although I didn't fall in love with any of...more

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Oct 27, 2010 Gmr rated it 3 of 5 stars

We've got a couple that promised they'd be together til death do us part.....and then some. A hotel that trumps the one in the infamous Shining ten times over for haunts and ruthlessness. Temptation around every corner and a twist of an ending you won't see coming. In fact, quite a few characters don't see it coming either as something in the hotel keeps picking them off.

I have to say this is exactly the reason I don't necessarily count an author out just because I don't fall in love with the fi...more

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Mar 21, 2011 Once Upon rated it 3 of 5 stars

The White Horse Inn is known for its ghost sightings and things that go bump in the night. Digger and his paranormal crew plan a weekend paranormal ghost hunt to cash in on some money, but Digger also has personal reasons to revisit the Inn. Kendra, Digger’s teenage daughter is all into drawing characters in her drawing pad and avoiding her father. Kendra holds grudges against her father because she has been the parent in the family ever since her mother died when she was a little girl. There ar...more

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Aug 10, 2012 Indie e-books rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I picked this book up during an Amazon freebie and you know? I’m glad I did. Although I wouldn’t quite slot it into the Stephen King box it was entertaining, at times funny, and overall well crafted. If I had to ‘assign’ a genre I’d go for tongue-in-cheek paranormal mystery – a bit like Warehouse 13 meets Supernatural.

And this book is not new to a review or two. Of the lot (generally positive), the most scathing read something along the lines of ‘there was too much cussing’ (is it bad if I didn’...more

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Dec 14, 2012 Sheila rated it 3 of 5 stars

Interesting story but the characters could have been fleshed out a little more. There were a few weirdly anti-feminist sentiments in there, it seemed to me, that weren't really necessary for the story or added anything to the portrayal of the characters themselves. I thought the end was confusing as far as the subplot involving the protagonist's dead wife. It was set up as some kind of big reveal or twist, and then it just got really vague and muddy as far as motivation and purpose. I can't tell...more

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