#BlogTour: The Lingering by SJI Holiday@SJIHolliday @OrendaBooks @annecater #TheLingering #Creepy #5Stars #RandomThingsTours

Book Synopsis:

Married couple Jack and Ali Gardiner move to a self-sufficient commune in the English Fens, desperate for fresh start. The local village is known for the witches who once resided there and Rosalind House, where the commune has been established, is a former psychiatric home, with a disturbing history.
When Jack and Ali arrive, a chain of unexpected and unexplained events is set off, and it becomes clear that they are not all that they seem. As the residents become twitchy, and the villagers suspicious, events from the past come back to haunt them, and someone is seeking retribution…
At once an unnerving locked-room mystery, a chilling thriller and a dark and superbly wrought ghost story, The Lingering is an exceptionally plotted, terrifying and tantalisingly twisted novel by one of the most exciting authors in the genre.

The Lingering is available in ebook and paperback now, you can purchase a copy of both here.

My Review:

The Lingering is a fantastically creepy, gripping read that I thoroughly enjoyed.  It’s a fabulous read to cuddle up with and enjoy as the nights draw in, though maybe not on your own!

The story gripped me from the start with its intriguing opening and things never really let up from there with lots of creepy going on that definitely kept my interest.  The disturbing history of the house with its links to the  asylum had my interest piqued from the start as I’ve always been fascinated by the asylums of old.  That along with the weird communal living arrangement Abi & Jack find themselves in ensured that I couldn’t put this book down as I had to know what was going to happen next.

I have to admit I did find some of the bits in this book terrifying! I think it’s the way the author casually describes the events and the sometimes everyday situations that the strange events occur that most affected me as they seemed so real! I was torn between wanting to carry on reading to find out what happens and stopping as I wasn’t sure I wanted to know.

This is the first book by this author I have read and I can’t wait to read more from her.  If you like creepy, thrilling reads that you can’t put down you’ll love this book.

Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Karen at Orenda Publishers for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

S.J.I. (Susi) Holliday grew up in East Lothian, Scotland. A life-long fan of crime and horror, her short stories have been published in various places, and she was shortlisted for the inaugural CWA Margery Allingham prize.

She has written three crime novels set in the fictional Scottish town of Banktoun, which are a mix of police procedural and psychological thriller. They are: “Black Wood”, “Willow Walk” and “The Damselfly” – all featuring the much loved character, Sergeant Davie Gray.

Her serial killer thriller “The Deaths of December” (written as Susi Holliday), featuring Detective Sergeant Eddie Carmine and Detective Constable Becky Greene was a festive hit in 2017.

Her spooky mystery “The Lingering” will be released in September 2018.

You can find out more at her website: http://www.sjiholliday.com and on Facebook and Twitter @SJIHolliday. Sign-up for updates and giveaways here: http://eepurl.com/beHpez

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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