The Haunting of Dove Cote House
Title: The Haunting of Dove Cote
House – Cat Fletcher ParaInvestigations – Book 1
Author: Rachel Jordan
Genre: Adult Paranormal/Supernatural
Mystery
Rating: Three and A Half Stars!
Following the death of her parents,
Cat Fletcher returns to her family home, where she hasn’t been since she left for
college. It isn’t as if she never wanted to visit when her parents were still
around, but something deep in her gut always warned her to stay away — and it
didn’t help that Cat's memories of her past were fuzzy, at best, and that when
she did recall the manor, it was by way of nightmares.
Still, with her parents gone, she
knew it was time to leave the big-city life she had built for herself in London
and return to the small town of her roots. At first, all seems normal and her
homecoming is routine — and with the furniture in place and the boxes unpacked,
Cat finally begins to settle in, which is exactly when things start to get
weird. Initially, there are some bumps and banging in the night, but Cat chalks
it up to a drafty old house. Then someone starts tucking her in at night and memories
of a ghostly companion begin to surface, reminding Cat that she’s never truly been
alone and that her old friend is glad to have her back even though she’s none too
happy that Cat stayed away for far too long.
The Haunting of Dove Cote House is
an intriguing view into the life of a woman trapped by the sinister history of
her house and family, and of the drastic lengths the Catholic Church is willing
to take to keep the manor, and all of its demonic presences, a secret. As a
debut novel, the author does a lovely job of weaving a suspenseful tale, and
while there are some technical issues that hinder the reader’s overall
experience, the storyline is charming and does a good job of capturing that
mysterious Secret Garden feel.
