When Wayne Digger Wilson hosts a paranormal conference at the haunted White Horse Inn, he has motives beyond searching for the inn's legendary ghosts. Years ago, he made a honeymoon promise to his wife, Beth, that if one of them died, the survivor would return to the White Horse to summon the other's lost spirit. Now she's dead and Digger's back, with the daughter they conceived during that fateful honeymoon 16 years before. And the ghost hunters are stirring up ancient evils that were better left in peace, because the inn's basement is home to a circle of demons that have been waiting for Wayne to return. They want his teenage daughter, Kendra, and they'll play whatever tricks they need in order to satisfy their dark desires. And at the White Horse Inn, not even angels can be trusted....
Inspired by events at an actual paranormal conference at a haunted hotel, author Scott Nicholson's thriller takes you to the remote Southern Appalachian Mountains. Nicholson is author of The Red Church, Drummer Boy, and nine other novels, as well as five story collections and several comics series. Learn more about his work at www.hauntedcomputer.com or email him at hauntedcomputer@yahoo.com.
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"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 team of ragtag, wanna-be ghostbusters at a paranormal conference to stand guard against things that go bump in the night. The cast of characters is large, but each person is memorable and distinctive. Some people at the conference are believers, some are skeptics, and some are there because of promises made long ago, but they will all have their beliefs challenged by what they find. (Well, those that survive, anyway.) Strongly recommended."
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Joe (5 out of 5 stars)