The House of Secrets

The House of Secrets
Terry Lynn Thomas

Sarah Bennett has two secrets: she sees ghosts, and she is in love with a spy. When Sarah takes a job with occult expert Dr Matthew Geisler, he promises to help her understand the sorrowful spirit that seems to have attached itself to her. As Sarah struggles to cope with the ghostly presence, she runs into Zeke, the man who left her six months earlier and is recovering from injuries suffered in an alleged accident. But Zeke has secrets of his own, and when an attempt is made on Geisler’s life, Sarah finds herself caught in a struggle between the living and the dead. Unsure who she can trust, Sarah must solve the mystery of the soul determined to haunt her, and save Dr Geisler and herself from an unknown threat. This book was previously published as WEEPING IN THE WINGS Get ready for another gripping read from USA Today bestselling author of THE SILENT WOMAN! Readers LOVE Terry Lynn Thomas: ‘Intriguing and page-turning. ’ ‘I really enjoyed this fascinating historical thriller. ’ ‘an absorbing novel’ ‘a marvellous historical suspense that had me engrossed from the start. ’ ‘I read it in just one sitting. ’

About the Author (#uf3930fad-0f65-5752-9c3e-2e5fa103f04a)

TERRY LYNN THOMAS grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, which explains her love of foggy beaches and Gothic mysteries. When her husband promised to buy Terry a horse and the time to write if she moved to Mississippi with him, she jumped at the chance. Although she had written several novels and screenplays prior to 2006, after she relocated to the South she set out to write in earnest and has never looked back.

Terry Lynn writes the Sarah Bennett Mysteries, set on the California coast during the 1940s, which feature a misunderstood medium in love with a spy. The Drowned Woman is a recipient of the IndieBRAG Medallion. She also writes the Cat Carlisle Mysteries, set in Britain during World War II. The first book in this series, The Silent Woman, came out in April 2018 and has since become a USA Today bestseller. When she’s not writing, you can find Terry Lynn riding her horse, walking in the woods with her dogs, or visiting old cemeteries in search of story ideas.

Praise for Terry Lynn Thomas (#uf3930fad-0f65-5752-9c3e-2e5fa103f04a)

‘Intriguing and page-turning’

‘I really enjoyed this fascinating historical thriller’

‘An absorbing novel’

‘A marvellous historical suspense that had me engrossed from the start’

‘I read it in one sitting’

‘A fabulous page turning, mildly paranormal whodunnit’

‘A good read, difficult to put down!’

‘Brilliant! Thoroughly enjoyable read’

‘I look forward to reading the next in the series’

‘A real page turner!’

Also by Terry Lynn Thomas (#uf3930fad-0f65-5752-9c3e-2e5fa103f04a)

The Drowned Woman

The Silent Woman

The Family Secret

The House of Secrets

TERRY LYNN THOMAS

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E-book Edition © April 2019 ISBN: 9780008328894

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For Bonnie Tombaugh. Always missed. Never forgotten.

Table of Contents

Cover (#u3850ca02-9c2d-5d21-8868-6ffc31e2b96f)

About the Author (#u1890258f-3be1-56d0-840d-2dc67f04f290)

Praise for Terry Lynn Thomas (#u09020dfb-3add-5c86-a085-82c7d34ff18d)

Also by Terry Lynn Thomas (#u373611a4-cf5e-52e3-a4b9-d4c9513b5b7a)

Title Page (#u39644535-7138-51d2-a0f7-12414c070f4e)

Copyright (#u90f7f795-dddd-53fa-a379-7e510582ad95)

Dedication (#uea8148c5-c997-5017-a6b5-8cb35c2fb8ac)

Prologue (#u43fe4a30-94e2-57e7-88f9-0abf8f1f6b92)

Chapter One (#u15ed047a-da3d-5a0b-8881-5eb3417efbfe)

Chapter Two (#u7aee2e87-fa3d-5277-8de5-3f378f0130c7)

Chapter Three (#ua9c12011-ad47-5cea-bd4e-a9be0d3fd351)

Chapter Four (#litres_trial_promo)

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