the end of temperance dare by wendy webb

could well be played on a Clue game board, with macabre crimes, inexplicable disappearances, and enough eerie suspense to drive one mad.” - Minneapolis Star Tribune “Webb’s ( The Vanishing, 2014) fourth novel is a high-energy ride peppered with just the right amount of romance seeking, coffee drinking, and wine sipping.” - Booklist “ this solid supernatural thriller.Webb succeeds in escalating suspense while keeping her story grounded, but goes full-on Exorcist for the finale.” - Publishers Weekly 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. As the chilling mysteries of Cliffside Manor unravel and the eerie sins of the past are exposed, Eleanor must fight to save the fellows-and herself-from sinister forces. After the arrival of the new fellows-including the intriguing, handsome photographer Richard Banks-she begins to suspect that her predecessor chose the group with a dangerous purpose in mind. When Eleanor Harper becomes the director of a renowned artists’ retreat, she knows nothing of Cliffside Manor’s dark past as a tuberculosis sanatorium, a “waiting room for death.” After years of covering murder and violence as a crime reporter, Eleanor hopes that being around artists and writers in this new job will be a peaceful retreat for her as much as for them.īut from her first fog-filled moments on the manor’s grounds, Eleanor is seized by a sense of impending doom and realizes there’s more to the institution than its reputation of being a haven for creativity. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.Haunting and atmospheric, The End of Temperance Dare is another thrilling page-turner from the author reviewers are calling the Queen of the Northern Gothic. If you are interested in purchasing this book please consider clicking the image below. They just lay in the grass, lifeless as dolls, their limbs askew, their faces frozen. “But in a moment, when she scrambled to her feet, she saw that the others didn’t get up with her. She’s not known as the Queen of Northern Gothic for nothing! There is just something about old hospital settings that freak me out every single time! The last two paragraphs of the prologue to this book (see quote below) had me absolutely hooked – such simple sentences, yet SO INCREDIBLY CREEPY!! I love the no nonsense way that Wendy Webb writes and I can’t wait to read more of her fantastic stories. I’m sure you can surmise from that one sentence that strange things begin to happen. For a “bumps in the night” book this one may take the cake! A gem by Wendy Webb, this one centers around an artist’s retreat that is housed in an old tuberculosis sanatorium near Lake Superior known as Cliffside Manor.

The end of temperance dare by wendy webb