A Haunting Read

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SA AY A Haunting Read (NAPSA)—Popular New Eng- land author Carla Neggers spins a tale with a haunted house, a ghostly nineteenth-century seafaring family and a modern-day murder in The Carriage House (MIRA s, $6.50). met) TheCarriage is great. She’s done House—tlovethis book!” In The Carriage House, read- ers will uncover a skeleton in the basement. When Tess Haviland becomes the owner of a run-down, nine- teenth century carriage house on Boston’s North Shore, she hopes that with a little hard work the old house could become the home of her dreams. However, the house is rumored to be haunted by the ghost of a wealthy seaman whokilled the original owner. As Tess tackles the project, she becomes involved with the neighbors—a handsomearchitect and his six-year-old daughter and the girl’s reclusive uncle, all descendants of the very ghost said to be haunting her home. Then Tess discovers a skeleton in the dirt cellar—which soon dis- appears. Tess turns to her neighbor Andrew for help. As they move closer to the truth, one thing becomesclear: the lives of Tess and everyone else connected with the old carriage housearein jeopardy. A desperate murderer will do anything to keep the past buried— even if it means burying those who seek answersto the past. The Carriage House is in bookstores, online at www.mirabooks. com and is also available as an audio recording from dh audio.