Help for the Haunted - Hardcover

"Wonderful...A coming of age tale that is poignant and touching...and will scare the living hell out of you. I loved every page of this novel: I loved the sisters and the story and the page-turning mystery. I just may never go downstairs into my basement again."--Chris Bohjalian, bestselling author of Midwives and The Light in the Ruins

"I was completely consumed by HELP FOR THE HAUNTED; I read it in one sitting. I just can't decide what I loved the most: its perfectly pitched teenage narrator; the ghost story that kept me riveted; the thriller that made me say, Oh, just one more chapter."--Jodi Picoult, New York Times-bestselling author of Lone Wolf and The Storyteller

"A quickly paced and boldly rendered ghost story, Searles's dark novel about a young girl haunted by the murder of her parents had me up reading all night. And checking the doors. I found it impossible to put down."--Sara Gruen, bestselling author of Water for Elephants and Ape House

"This is edge-of-your-seat reading of a very high quality, and, be warned, it is seriously spine-tingling."--Robert Goolrick, bestselling author of A Reliable Wife

"I was completely consumed by Help for the Haunted; I read it in one sitting. I just can't decide what I loved the most: its perfectly pitched teenage narrator; the ghost story that kept me riveted; the thriller that made me say, Oh, just one more chapter."--Jodi Picoult, New York Times-bestselling author of Lone Wolf and The Storyteller

Searles successfuly jumps back and forth in time to let these stories unfold, sewing clues and strange details along hte way...A somber, well-paced journey, wrappe din a mysery, that will keep readers guessing until the revealing conclusion.--Kirkus Reviews

"A dazzling, dark portrait of a troubled family beset by the supernatural. Searles ratchets up the tension with every passing chapter, and delivers authentic and well-earned scares--all written through the lens of a lonely teenager searching for answers. The result is a novel both frightening and beautiful."--Gillian Flynn

"A rich and tense suspense story that serves up plenty of genuine thrills but also moves the reader with elegant insights into the enigma that is Family."--Khaled Hosseini, bestselling author of And the Mountains Echoed and The Kite Runner

"Disturbingly engrossing."--People

"A poignant story of a family, of parents navigating an odd and dangerous career, of daughters shaken by doubt and loss and grief -- and the gulf that widens between them all...A compelling mystery."--Miami Herald

Struggling with the loss of her parents, who helped haunted souls find peace, Sylvie Mason pursues the mystery, moving closer to the truth of what happened that night as she comes to terms with her family's past and uncovers secrets that have haunted them for years. 75,000 first printing.