Book: The House of a hundred whispers by Graham Masterton

Summary:

Taking place in the aftermath of their father’s violent death, the Russell siblings and their spouses gather at the family home, Allhallows Hall, to make post-mortem arrangements as well as bear witness to the obligatory reading of the will. Grievances, old and new, threaten to boil over before disaster strikes, when five-year-old Timmy Russell goes missing from the Hall, without a trace. Timmy’s father, Rob, must enlist the aid of his family and resolve the dark secrets of the ancient mansion if they are to have any hope of finding the young boy before it’s too late.

Verdict:

This is a Haunted house tale which would normally not be my usual read. Starting this book I had reservations, it had a slow pace and in the intel chapters you were introduced to quite a number of characters all at once, which meant that you seemed to have no time to get to know them. That being said the book picked up pace and I found myself wanting to continue as I needed to know what was going to happen. Though parts of the tail were not that believable, I found that the Author had skill to tie things in together so as they were natural and made sense. It was first reading of a book by Graham Masterson, although it didn’t tick all the boxes for me, I would consider reading other titles by this author in the future.

Rate 3***