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Praise for the Novels of Simone St. James

An Inquiry into Love and Death

“I thoroughly enjoyed it! I do like a good ghost story, and Simone clearly relishes and is steeped in the traditions of gothic fiction—in the best way. She conjures that secretive, hushed atmosphere perfectly, and the story kept me turning the pages from beginning to end. At once an intriguing mystery and an eerie ghost story, it had more than enough spine-tingling moments to keep me gripped. The perfect book to curl up with by the fire on a stormy night .  .  . although perhaps not by yourself in an empty house!

—Katherine Webb, author of The Unseen

The Haunting of Maddy Clare

“The Haunting of Maddy Clare is a novel of chilling romantic suspense that evokes the lost era between the World Wars that so wounded the lives of the young men and women of England, and adds to the mix an inventively dark, gothic ghost story. Read it with the lights on. Simply spellbinding. ”

—Susanna Kearsley, New York Times bestselling author of The Winter Sea

“The Haunting of Maddy Clare is a compelling read. With a strong setting, vivid supporting characters, and sympathetic protagonists, the book is a wonderful blend of romance, mystery, and pure creepiness. Simone St. James is a talent to watch. ”

—Anne Stuart, New York Times bestselling author of Shameless

“A compelling and beautifully written debut full of mystery, emotion, and romance. ”

—Madeline Hunter, New York Times bestselling author of The Surrender of Miss Fairbourne

“This deliciously eerie, traditionally gothic ghost story grabbed me with its first sentence and didn’t let go until the very last.  .  .  . Author Simone St. James gets everything right in this ghostly tale, and I’ll be standing in line to buy whatever she writes next. ”

—Wendy Webb, author of The Tale of Halcyon Crane

“With a fresh, unique voice, Simone St.

James creates an atmosphere that is deliciously creepy and a heroine you won’t soon forget. The Haunting of Maddy Clare promises spooky thrills and it delivers. Read it, enjoy it—but don’t turn out the lights!”

—Deanna Raybourn, author of the Julia Grey series and of The Dark Enquiry

“Fast, fun, and gripping. Kept me up into the wee hours. ”

—C. S. Harris, author of the Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery series

“Compelling and deliciously unsettling, this is a story that begs to be read in one sitting. I couldn’t put it down!”

—Megan Chance, national bestselling author of City of Ash

“Debut author St. James has written an atmospheric and resoundingly old-fashioned ghost story that pulls you in from the first pages.  .  .  . St. James’s writing evokes the time period without pretension; the pacing is just right, the ghost story plausible, and the love story important but not all-consuming. Recommended. ”

—The Historical Novels Review

“St. James deftly ratchets up the tension in this thrilling ghost story. ”

—Publishers Weekly

Others Books by Simone St. James

The Haunting of Maddy Clare

New American Library

Published by the Penguin Group

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