18 books like The presence

What to read after The presence — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Byways of ghost-land Elliott O'Donnell · 1911 · 246p · ≈ 8h · Challenging This book is perfectly adapted and layout for a pleasant reading on a tablet, smartphone or computer. To improve your reading experience, this digital version has been edited and formatted according to the requirements of this platform. Shares: Ghost Stories, Ghosts

As Death Draws Near Anna Lee Huber · 2016 · 342p · ≈ 11h · Moderate "The latest mystery from the national bestselling author of A Study in Death tangles Lady Kiera Darby and Sebastian Gage in a dangerous web of religious and political intrigue. July 1831. In the midst of their idyllic honeymoon in England's Lake District, Kiera and Gage's seclusion is interrupted by a missive from Kiera's new father-in-law. A deadly incident involving a distant relative of the… Shares: Scotland, Serial murders

The unseen Heather Graham · 2012 · ★ 4.0 · 337p · ≈ 11h · Moderate When San Antonio becomes a dumping ground for the battered bodies of young women, Texas Ranger Logan Raintree must use his powerful ability to commune with the dead and lead a brand-new group of elite paranormal investigators to solve this disturbing case. Shares: Crimes against, Young women, Crime, Paranormal

Master of the moor Ruth Rendell · 1982 · ★ 3.7 · 239p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Stephen Whalby loves to walk the moor. He considers it his, although he and his young wife Lyn are merely tenants in a flat nearby. But the senseless and frightening murder of a young woman invades Stephen's sense of privacy and pollutes his beloved moor with suspicion and dread. And then a second murder captures his imagination in an unpredictable and fascinating way . . . Shares: Serial murders, Crimes against

Gods and beasts Denise Mina · 2012 · ★ 4.0 · 291p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "It's the week before Christmas when a lone robber bursts into a busy Glasgow post office carrying an AK-47. An elderly man suddenly hands his young grandson to a stranger and wordlessly helps the gunman fill bags with cash, then carries them to the door. He opens the door and bows his head; the robber fires off the AK-47, tearing the grandfather in two. DS Alex Morrow arrives on the scene and… Shares: Scotland, Crimes against, Crime

Unhallowed ground Heather Graham · 2009 · ★ 4.4 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate When Sarah McKinley is finally able to buy and restore the historic Florida mansion she always loved, she dismisses the horror stories of past residents vanishing and a dead housekeeper who practiced black magic. Then she makes a grim discovery. Hidden within the walls of Sarah's dream house are the remains of dozens of bodies—some dating back over a century.The door to the past is blown wide… Shares: Ghost Stories, Ghosts, Crime, Paranormal

Private London James Patterson & Mark Pearson · 2011 · ★ 4.0 · 373p · ≈ 12h · Moderate For Hannah Shapiro, a beautiful young American student, this particular nightmare began eight years ago in Los Angeles, when Jack Morgan, owner of Private - the world's most exclusive detective agency - saved her from a horrific death. She has fled her country, but can't flee her past. The terror has followed her to London, and now it is down to former Royal Military Police Sergeant Dan Carter,… Shares: Serial murders, Crimes against, Young women, Murder

Never Been Bit Lydia Dare · 2011 · ★ 4.0 Read for: Paranormal romance, witches, vampires, tortured hero, angelic heroine. Alec MacQuarrie never thought he could love again, his 'heart' was dead with his body. Until he starts seeing Sorcha Ferguson who he has known all his life as a mature woman. She brings light to his darkness and passion to his dead life. Sorcha wanted a happy marriage to someone who would love her passionately. The… Shares: Paranormal romance stories, Paranormal

Ghost Shadow Heather Graham · 2010 · ★ 4.0 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate "There are those who walk among us who are no longer alive, but not yet crossed over. They seek retribution, vengeance, to warn. Among the living, few intuit their presence. Katie O'Hara is one who can. As she's drawn deeper and deeper into a gruesome years-old murder, whispered warnings from a spectral friend become more and more insistent. But Katie must uncover the truth: could David Beckett… Shares: Crime, Paranormal, Murder

Eye for an eye Frank Muir · 2014 · ★ 3.9 · 303p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "Six corpses have appeared in the cobbled back streets of St. Andrews in recent times, all known spousal abusers who suffered the same gruesome fate: stabbed to death in the left eye. But with no new leads left to explore, DCI Andy Gilchrist is forced off the case. What is the significance of the left eye? Gilchrist can't seem to focus on anything else, and with his career and his reputation on… Shares: Scotland, Serial murders, Crimes against

The Devil's Star Jo Nesbø · ★ 4.5 Detective Harry Hole: an angry and off-the-rails detective who wants to play the game by his own rules. A young woman is murdered in her Oslo flat. One finger has been severed from her left hand, and behind her eyelid is secreted a tiny red diamond in the shape of a five-pointed star – a pentagram, the devil's star. Detective Harry Hole is assigned to the case with his long-time adversary Tom… Shares: Serial murders, Young women, Crime

Dark Lycan Christine Feehan · 2013 · ★ 4.5 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Tatijana of the Dragonseekers spent centuries encased in ice with her sister, trapped in limbo between life and death, never speaking to a soul other than those who tormented her. Now, she has been freed from her frozen prison by an unknown descendent. Awakened in human form, Tatijana yearns to explore the modern world in which she now lives—a world with more mysteries than she is prepared… Shares: Paranormal romance stories, Paranormal

Grave doubts Elizabeth Corley · 2006 · ★ 4.0 · 538p · ≈ 17h · Moderate "Viciously attacked by a serial rapist, intent on murder, Sergeant Louise Nightingale is recovering from her ordeal, relieved that the psychopath has been put behind bars for a very long time. Escaping to a remote family home for a well-earned rest, she is unaware that her nightmare has only just begun. When a nameless, faceless terror starts terrorising the country, her colleague, Detective… Shares: Serial murders, Crimes against, Crime, Murder

The Clock Tower Ghost (Faber Children's Classics) Gene Kemp · 1981 · 89p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Awful Amanda, a mean, spiteful, greedy bully, finds herself living in a clock tower that is haunted by the ghost of a proud, rich man with a strangely familiar face. Shares: Ghost Stories, Ghosts

Bumps in the night Harry Allard · 1979 · ★ 3.8 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate When he discovers his house is haunted, Dudley Stork enlists the help of his friends to find out what is causing the spooky noises. Shares: Ghost Stories, Ghosts

True Irish Ghost Stories John Seymour · 2011 · 126p · ≈ 4h · Moderate A compilation of true accounts from all over Ireland presents eerie stories about haunted houses, banshees, poltergeists, and other ghostly and strange phenomena that celebrates the tradition of Ireland. Shares: Ghost Stories, Ghosts

Beneath a Rising Moon Keri Arthur · 2003 · ★ 4.5 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate On the werewolf reservation of Ripple Creek, a killer is on the loose. Three women are dead and Neva Grant's twin sister is fighting for her life. Neva vows to hunt down the killer, if Savannah finds the strength to live. To begin the hunt, she must seduce a member of the suspected Sinclair clan. To her dismay, the only Sinclair not under suspicion is a wolf with a hard-drinking, hard-loving… Shares: Serial murders, Paranormal

The ghosts Antonia Barber · 1969 · ★ 5.0 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate In the garden of their new home, a brother and sister meet two strange children with whom they return to another century. Shares: Ghost Stories, Ghosts

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