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Shallow Graves by Patrick Logan
Haunted series Book #1
3★
Not all houses are made of brick and stone... Robert Watts is having the worst day of his entire life: first he's laid off, then he finds out that his wife is having an affair... with his boss no less. And that's only the beginning. Before the month is out, Robert finds himself alone to raise his daughter with no money, no job, and a house that is minutes from being repossessed. Just when he hits rock bottom, a strange visitor arrives at the doorstep of his soon to be foreclosed house with a letter from an Aunt he didn't know existed. The offer is simple: look after Aunt Ruth during her dying days, and in return Robert will be bequeathed the Harlop Estate in which she currently resides. It's a no brainer and Robert jumps at the opportunity, equally motivated by the prospect of financial security as he is for a fresh start. Problem is, it only takes a few nights in the Harlop Estate before he begins to question Aunt Ruth's claims that they are the home's only inhabitants.It wasn't a bad book and it had a nice twist at the end that I wasn't expecting. I am a sucker for a good ghost story...but I felt that this one just didn't quiet make the grade. You had to feel some empathy for Robert Watts...the main character. Poor guy was just caught up in events but on the other hand he was rather naive....so maybe some of them were of his own making. It would have been nice if Mr. Logan had given us a hint of an explanation for the haunting. I will try another one in this series. As I said I am a complete sucker for a good ghost story.
