Houses of Stone
About this book
It is a find of inestimable value for Karen Holloway. The battered manuscript she holds in her hand—written in the nineteenth century and bearing the mysterious attribution "Ismene"—could prove a boon to the eager young English professor's career. But Karen's search for the author's true identity is carrying her into the gray shadows of the past, to places fraught with danger and terror. For the deeper she delves into Ismene's strange tale of gothic horror, the more she is haunted by the suspicion that the long-dead author was writing the truth . . . and that even now she is guiding Karen's investigation, leading her to terrible secrets hidden behind the cold walls of houses of stone.
Reader Profile
3.9/5 · 7 readers · 522 pages · ≈ 9 h 40 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read Houses of Stone?
About ≈ 9 h 40 m — 522 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Houses of Stone?
522 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Houses of Stone?
It sits on the Thriller, Fiction shelves.
Is Houses of Stone in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Where does Houses of Stone take place?
It is set in Tidewater (Va. : Region), United States.
Who wrote Houses of Stone?
Barbara Michaels (1927–2013).