From the bestselling author of The Double Bind, Skeletons at the Feast, and Secrets of Eden, comes a riveting and dramatic ghost story. In a dusty corner of a basement in a rambling Victorian house in northern New Hampshire, a door has long been sealed shut with 39 six-inch-long carriage bolts. The home's new owners are Chip and Emily Linton and their twin ten-year-old daughters. Together they hope to rebuild their lives there after Chip, an airline pilot, has to ditch his 70-seat regional jet in Lake Champlain after double engine failure. Unlike the Miracle on the Hudson, however, most of the passengers aboard Flight 1611 die on impact or drown. The body count? Thirty-nine – a coincidence not lost on Chip when he discovers the number of bolts in that basement door. Meanwhile, Emily finds herself wondering about the women in this sparsely populated White Mountain village – self-proclaimed herbalists – and their interest in her fifth-grade daughters. Are the women mad? Or is it her husband, in the wake of the tragedy, whose grip on sanity has become desperately tenuous? The result is a poignant and powerful ghost story with all the hallmarks readers have come to expect from bestselling novelist Chris Bohjalian: a palpable sense of place, an unerring sense of the demons that drive us, and characters we care about deeply. The difference this time? Some of those characters are dead.
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"A very creepy book...with a few surprises to be had, especially the ending. I haven't read a book like this in quite a while. I wasn't really "scared", just had a palpable sense of unease throughout the whole novel; I really didn't know what was going to happen. "
— Jenn (4 out of 5 stars)
" can't quite give it a 4, but it is a well written creepy story. Anise is one sick puppy. "
— Cindy, 11/8/2011" I had to stop reading this early on because I don't do well with frightening stories, but what an amazing writer! If it were only less creepy. "
— Arielle, 11/7/2011" Would have gotten four stars but the ending was absolutely horrible. "
— Mary, 11/6/2011" Official confirmation that I am not a fan of this genre. Stephen King meets Danielle Steel. "
— Heidi, 11/5/2011" This was almost a four-star, but not quite! It reminded me a LOT of a Jodi Picoult book. I just felt it needed a little more, a twist, something. "
— Susan, 11/5/2011" Read half of this book but it never grabbed me. I'm giving up. "
— Kerry, 11/5/2011" This was my least favorite of all the Chris Bohjalian books I've read. It read like a horror movie and the ending was unsatisfying. It's too bad, because I found his other books riveting. "
— Jessica, 11/4/2011" I was very interested in the plane crash details and the aftermath for the pilot. He's not Solly Sollenberg, but who is. Had a surprize ending and I really enjoyed the book. "
— Doris, 11/3/2011Chris Bohjalian is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-four books, including The Flight Attendant, which has been made into an HBO Max limited series. His novels Secrets of Eden, Midwives, and Past the Bleachers were made into movies. His work has been translated into more than thirty- five languages. He is also a playwright He can be found at chrisbohjalian.com or on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Litsy, and Goodreads.
Mark Bramhall has won the prestigious Audie Award for best narration, more than thirty AudioFile Earphones Awards, and has repeatedly been named by AudioFile magazine and Publishers Weekly among their “Best Voices of the Year.” He is also an award-winning actor whose acting credits include off-Broadway, regional, and many Los Angeles venues as well as television, animation, and feature films. He has taught and directed at the American Academy of Dramatic Art.
Arthur Morey has won three AudioFile Magazine “Best Of” Awards, and his work has garnered numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and placed him as a finalist for two Audie Awards. He has acted in a number of productions, both off Broadway in New York and off Loop in Chicago. He graduated from Harvard and did graduate work at the University of Chicago. He has won awards for his fiction and drama, worked as an editor with several book publishers, and taught literature and writing at Northwestern University. His plays and songs have been produced in New York, Chicago, and Milan, where he has also performed.